Q: Is 40,104,421 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,104,421 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,104,421 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 40104421 can be evenly divided by 1 7 19 31 71 133 137 217 497 589 959 1,349 2,201 2,603 4,123 4,247 9,443 9,727 15,407 18,221 29,729 41,819 68,089 80,693 184,813 292,733 301,537 564,851 1,293,691 2,110,759 5,729,203 and 40,104,421, with no remainder.

Since 40,104,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,104,421, 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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