Q: Is 40,642,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,642,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,642,502 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 40642502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 37 74 307 614 1,789 3,578 11,359 22,718 66,193 132,386 549,223 1,098,446 20,321,251 and 40,642,502, with no remainder.

Since 40,642,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,642,502, 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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