Q: Is 40,104,423 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,104,423 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,104,423 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 40104423 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 43 129 387 1,161 34,543 103,629 310,887 932,661 1,485,349 4,456,047 13,368,141 and 40,104,423, with no remainder.

Since 40,104,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,104,423, 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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