Q: Is 40,072,263 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,072,263 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,072,263 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 40072263 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 21 33 77 231 173,473 520,419 1,214,311 1,908,203 3,642,933 5,724,609 13,357,421 and 40,072,263, with no remainder.

Since 40,072,263 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,072,263, 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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