Q: Is 40,740,738 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 40,740,738 is a composite number.

Why is 40,740,738 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 40,740,738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 131 262 393 786 2,227 3,049 4,454 6,098 6,681 9,147 13,362 18,294 51,833 103,666 155,499 310,998 399,419 798,838 1,198,257 2,396,514 6,790,123 13,580,246 20,370,369 and 40,740,738, with no remainder.

Since 40,740,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,740,738, it is a composite 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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