Q: Is 40,602,952 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,602,952 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,602,952 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 40602952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 390,413 780,826 1,561,652 3,123,304 5,075,369 10,150,738 20,301,476 and 40,602,952, with no remainder.

Since 40,602,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,602,952, 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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