Q: Is 40,002,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,002,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,002,342 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 40002342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,867 3,571 3,734 5,601 7,142 10,713 11,202 21,426 6,667,057 13,334,114 20,001,171 and 40,002,342, with no remainder.

Since 40,002,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,002,342, 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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