Q: Is 40,628,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,628,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,628,142 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 40628142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 243 486 83,597 167,194 250,791 501,582 752,373 1,504,746 2,257,119 4,514,238 6,771,357 13,542,714 20,314,071 and 40,628,142, with no remainder.

Since 40,628,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,628,142, 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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