Q: Is 40,001,505 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,001,505 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,001,505 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 40001505 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 131 393 655 1,965 20,357 61,071 101,785 305,355 2,666,767 8,000,301 13,333,835 and 40,001,505, with no remainder.

Since 40,001,505 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,001,505, 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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