Q: Is 40,008,249 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,008,249 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,008,249 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 40008249 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 243 729 54,881 164,643 493,929 1,481,787 4,445,361 13,336,083 and 40,008,249, with no remainder.

Since 40,008,249 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,008,249, 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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