Q: Is 40,324,221 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,324,221 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,324,221 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 40324221 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 17 21 23 51 63 69 119 153 161 207 357 391 483 1,071 1,173 1,449 1,637 2,737 3,519 4,911 8,211 11,459 14,733 24,633 27,829 34,377 37,651 83,487 103,131 112,953 194,803 250,461 263,557 338,859 584,409 640,067 790,671 1,753,227 1,920,201 2,372,013 4,480,469 5,760,603 13,441,407 and 40,324,221, with no remainder.

Since 40,324,221 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,324,221, 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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