Q: Is 40,004,315 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,004,315 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,004,315 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 40004315 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 17 41 65 85 205 221 533 697 883 1,105 2,665 3,485 4,415 9,061 11,479 15,011 36,203 45,305 57,395 75,055 181,015 195,143 470,639 615,451 975,715 2,353,195 3,077,255 8,000,863 and 40,004,315, with no remainder.

Since 40,004,315 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,004,315, 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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