Q: Is 40,874,538 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,874,538 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,874,538 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 40874538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,733 3,466 3,931 5,199 7,862 10,398 11,793 23,586 6,812,423 13,624,846 20,437,269 and 40,874,538, with no remainder.

Since 40,874,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,874,538, 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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