Q: Is 40,704,280 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,704,280 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,704,280 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 40704280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 1,017,607 2,035,214 4,070,428 5,088,035 8,140,856 10,176,070 20,352,140 and 40,704,280, with no remainder.

Since 40,704,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,704,280, 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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