Q: Is 40,372,748 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,372,748 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,372,748 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 40372748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 169 338 676 59,723 119,446 238,892 776,399 1,552,798 3,105,596 10,093,187 20,186,374 and 40,372,748, with no remainder.

Since 40,372,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,372,748, 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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