Q: Is 40,221,867 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,221,867 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,221,867 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 40221867 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 1,213 1,579 3,639 4,737 8,491 11,053 25,473 33,159 1,915,327 5,745,981 13,407,289 and 40,221,867, with no remainder.

Since 40,221,867 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,221,867, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 40,221,867:


Ask a Question