Q: Is 40,742,684 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,742,684 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,742,684 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 40742684 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 41 82 164 248,431 496,862 993,724 10,185,671 20,371,342 and 40,742,684, with no remainder.

Since 40,742,684 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,742,684, 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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