Q: Is 40,174,137 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,174,137 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,174,137 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 40174137 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 41 81 123 369 1,107 3,321 12,097 36,291 108,873 326,619 495,977 979,857 1,487,931 4,463,793 13,391,379 and 40,174,137, with no remainder.

Since 40,174,137 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,174,137, 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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