Q: Is 40,040,401 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,040,401 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,040,401 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 40040401 can be evenly divided by 1 23 37 851 47,051 1,082,173 1,740,887 and 40,040,401, with no remainder.

Since 40,040,401 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,040,401, 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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