Q: Is 400,015,311 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 400,015,311 is not a prime number.

Why is 400,015,311 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 400015311 can be evenly divided by 1 3 41 123 191 573 7,831 17,027 23,493 51,081 698,107 2,094,321 3,252,157 9,756,471 133,338,437 and 400,015,311, with no remainder.

Since 400,015,311 cannot be divided by just 1 and 400,015,311, 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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