Q: Is 40,015,221 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,015,221 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,015,221 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 40015221 can be evenly divided by 1 3 41 113 123 339 2,879 4,633 8,637 13,899 118,039 325,327 354,117 975,981 13,338,407 and 40,015,221, with no remainder.

Since 40,015,221 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,015,221, 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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