Q: Is 40,043,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,043,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,043,420 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 40043420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 73 146 292 365 730 1,460 27,427 54,854 109,708 137,135 274,270 548,540 2,002,171 4,004,342 8,008,684 10,010,855 20,021,710 and 40,043,420, with no remainder.

Since 40,043,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,043,420, 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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