Q: Is 40,307,157 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,307,157 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,307,157 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 40307157 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 99 121 363 1,089 37,013 111,039 333,117 407,143 1,221,429 3,664,287 4,478,573 13,435,719 and 40,307,157, with no remainder.

Since 40,307,157 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,307,157, 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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