Q: Is 40,604,034 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,604,034 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,604,034 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 40604034 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 373 746 1,119 2,238 18,143 36,286 54,429 108,858 6,767,339 13,534,678 20,302,017 and 40,604,034, with no remainder.

Since 40,604,034 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,604,034, 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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