Q: Is 40,521,246 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,521,246 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,521,246 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 40521246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,163 2,326 3,489 5,807 6,978 11,614 17,421 34,842 6,753,541 13,507,082 20,260,623 and 40,521,246, with no remainder.

Since 40,521,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,521,246, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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