Q: Is 40,315,122 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,315,122 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,315,122 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 40315122 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 79 158 237 474 711 1,422 28,351 56,702 85,053 170,106 255,159 510,318 2,239,729 4,479,458 6,719,187 13,438,374 20,157,561 and 40,315,122, with no remainder.

Since 40,315,122 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,315,122, 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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