Q: Is 40,723,874 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,723,874 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,723,874 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 40723874 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 191 382 3,247 6,271 6,494 12,542 106,607 213,214 1,197,761 2,395,522 20,361,937 and 40,723,874, with no remainder.

Since 40,723,874 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,723,874, 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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