Q: Is 40,289,979 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,289,979 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,289,979 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 40289979 can be evenly divided by 1 3 59 177 227,627 682,881 13,429,993 and 40,289,979, with no remainder.

Since 40,289,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,289,979, 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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