Q: Is 40,031,138 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,031,138 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,031,138 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 40031138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 19 38 49 98 133 266 931 1,862 21,499 42,998 150,493 300,986 408,481 816,962 1,053,451 2,106,902 2,859,367 5,718,734 20,015,569 and 40,031,138, with no remainder.

Since 40,031,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,031,138, 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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