Q: Is 40,637,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,637,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,637,342 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 40637342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 62 293 586 2,237 4,474 9,083 18,166 69,347 138,694 655,441 1,310,882 20,318,671 and 40,637,342, with no remainder.

Since 40,637,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,637,342, 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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