Q: Is 40,101,021 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,101,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,101,021 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 40101021 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 863 1,721 2,589 5,163 7,767 15,489 23,301 46,467 1,485,223 4,455,669 13,367,007 and 40,101,021, with no remainder.

Since 40,101,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,101,021, 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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