Q: Is 40,012,315 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,012,315 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,012,315 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 40012315 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 29 35 79 145 203 395 499 553 1,015 2,291 2,495 2,765 3,493 11,455 14,471 16,037 17,465 39,421 72,355 80,185 101,297 197,105 275,947 506,485 1,143,209 1,379,735 5,716,045 8,002,463 and 40,012,315, with no remainder.

Since 40,012,315 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,012,315, 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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