Q: Is 40,204,311 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,204,311 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,204,311 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 40204311 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 37 59 111 177 259 413 777 877 1,239 2,183 2,631 6,139 6,549 15,281 18,417 32,449 45,843 51,743 97,347 155,229 227,143 362,201 681,429 1,086,603 1,914,491 5,743,473 13,401,437 and 40,204,311, with no remainder.

Since 40,204,311 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,204,311, 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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