Q: Is 40,240,317 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,240,317 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,240,317 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 40240317 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 23 39 69 113 299 339 397 897 1,191 1,469 2,599 4,407 5,161 7,797 9,131 15,483 27,393 33,787 44,861 101,361 118,703 134,583 356,109 583,193 1,031,803 1,749,579 3,095,409 13,413,439 and 40,240,317, with no remainder.

Since 40,240,317 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,240,317, 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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