Q: Is 40,602,504 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,602,504 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,602,504 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 40602504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 1,691,771 3,383,542 5,075,313 6,767,084 10,150,626 13,534,168 20,301,252 and 40,602,504, with no remainder.

Since 40,602,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,602,504, 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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