Q: Is 40,609,928 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,609,928 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,609,928 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 40609928 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 5,076,241 10,152,482 20,304,964 and 40,609,928, with no remainder.

Since 40,609,928 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,609,928, 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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