Q: Is 40,304,331 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,304,331 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,304,331 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 40304331 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 153 277 317 459 831 951 2,493 2,853 4,709 5,389 7,479 8,559 14,127 16,167 42,381 48,501 87,809 127,143 145,503 263,427 790,281 1,492,753 2,370,843 4,478,259 13,434,777 and 40,304,331, with no remainder.

Since 40,304,331 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,304,331, 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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