Q: Is 40,002,849 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,002,849 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,002,849 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 40002849 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 191 573 1,719 5,157 7,757 23,271 69,813 209,439 1,481,587 4,444,761 13,334,283 and 40,002,849, with no remainder.

Since 40,002,849 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,002,849, 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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