Q: Is 40,719,708 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,719,708 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,719,708 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 40719708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,131,103 2,262,206 3,393,309 4,524,412 6,786,618 10,179,927 13,573,236 20,359,854 and 40,719,708, with no remainder.

Since 40,719,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,719,708, 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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