Q: Is 39,970,989 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 39,970,989 is not a prime number.

Why is 39,970,989 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 39970989 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 37 81 111 333 999 2,997 13,337 40,011 120,033 360,099 493,469 1,080,297 1,480,407 4,441,221 13,323,663 and 39,970,989, with no remainder.

Since 39,970,989 cannot be divided by just 1 and 39,970,989, 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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