Q: Is 40,850,840 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,850,840 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,850,840 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 40850840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 1,021,271 2,042,542 4,085,084 5,106,355 8,170,168 10,212,710 20,425,420 and 40,850,840, with no remainder.

Since 40,850,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,850,840, 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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