Q: Is 40,687,402 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,687,402 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,687,402 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 40687402 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 71 142 497 994 40,933 81,866 286,531 573,062 2,906,243 5,812,486 20,343,701 and 40,687,402, with no remainder.

Since 40,687,402 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,687,402, 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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