Q: Is 40,024,259 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,024,259 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,024,259 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 40024259 can be evenly divided by 1 11 67 121 737 4,937 8,107 54,307 330,779 597,377 3,638,569 and 40,024,259, with no remainder.

Since 40,024,259 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,024,259, 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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