Q: Is 40,609,060 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,609,060 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,609,060 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 40609060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 211 422 844 1,055 2,110 4,220 9,623 19,246 38,492 48,115 96,230 192,460 2,030,453 4,060,906 8,121,812 10,152,265 20,304,530 and 40,609,060, with no remainder.

Since 40,609,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,609,060, 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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