Q: Is 40,062,243 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,062,243 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,062,243 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 40062243 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 79 237 1,027 3,081 13,003 39,009 169,039 507,117 1,027,237 3,081,711 13,354,081 and 40,062,243, with no remainder.

Since 40,062,243 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,062,243, 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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