Q: Is 40,104,315 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,104,315 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,104,315 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 40104315 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 81 135 405 99,023 297,069 495,115 891,207 1,485,345 2,673,621 4,456,035 8,020,863 13,368,105 and 40,104,315, with no remainder.

Since 40,104,315 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,104,315, 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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