Q: Is 40,736,672 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,736,672 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,736,672 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 40736672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 1,273,021 2,546,042 5,092,084 10,184,168 20,368,336 and 40,736,672, with no remainder.

Since 40,736,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,736,672, 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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