Q: Is 40,254,021 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,254,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,254,021 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 40254021 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 1,249 3,581 3,747 10,743 11,241 32,229 4,472,669 13,418,007 and 40,254,021, with no remainder.

Since 40,254,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,254,021, 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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