Q: Is 40,240,311 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,240,311 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,240,311 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 40240311 can be evenly divided by 1 3 41 123 479 683 1,437 2,049 19,639 28,003 58,917 84,009 327,157 981,471 13,413,437 and 40,240,311, with no remainder.

Since 40,240,311 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,240,311, 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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