Q: Is 600,040 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 600,040 is not a prime number.

Why is 600,040 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 600040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 2,143 4,286 8,572 10,715 15,001 17,144 21,430 30,002 42,860 60,004 75,005 85,720 120,008 150,010 300,020 and 600,040, with no remainder.

Since 600,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 600,040, 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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