Q: Is 40,840,550 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,840,550 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,840,550 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 40840550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 816,811 1,633,622 4,084,055 8,168,110 20,420,275 and 40,840,550, with no remainder.

Since 40,840,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,840,550, 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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