Q: Is 40,139,901 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,139,901 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,139,901 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 40139901 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 67 201 603 1,809 22,189 66,567 199,701 599,103 1,486,663 4,459,989 13,379,967 and 40,139,901, with no remainder.

Since 40,139,901 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,139,901, 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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