Q: Is 40,240,265 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,240,265 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,240,265 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 40240265 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 65 233 1,165 2,657 3,029 13,285 15,145 34,541 172,705 619,081 3,095,405 8,048,053 and 40,240,265, with no remainder.

Since 40,240,265 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,240,265, 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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