Q: Is 40,741,212 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,741,212 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,741,212 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 40741212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 3,395,101 6,790,202 10,185,303 13,580,404 20,370,606 and 40,741,212, with no remainder.

Since 40,741,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,741,212, 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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