Q: Is 40,011,617 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,011,617 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,011,617 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 40011617 can be evenly divided by 1 47 59 307 2,209 2,773 14,429 18,113 130,331 678,163 851,311 and 40,011,617, with no remainder.

Since 40,011,617 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,011,617, 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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