Q: Is 40,685,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,685,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,685,240 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 40685240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 1,017,131 2,034,262 4,068,524 5,085,655 8,137,048 10,171,310 20,342,620 and 40,685,240, with no remainder.

Since 40,685,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,685,240, 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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