Q: Is 40,713,402 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,713,402 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,713,402 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 40713402 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 399,151 798,302 1,197,453 2,394,906 6,785,567 13,571,134 20,356,701 and 40,713,402, with no remainder.

Since 40,713,402 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,713,402, 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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