Q: Is 40,024,251 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,024,251 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,024,251 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 40024251 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 1,303 3,413 3,909 10,239 11,727 30,717 4,447,139 13,341,417 and 40,024,251, with no remainder.

Since 40,024,251 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,024,251, 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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