Q: Is 40,799,902 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,799,902 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,799,902 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 40799902 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 13 22 26 143 286 142,657 285,314 1,569,227 1,854,541 3,138,454 3,709,082 20,399,951 and 40,799,902, with no remainder.

Since 40,799,902 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,799,902, 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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