Q: Is 40,342,143 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,342,143 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,342,143 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 40342143 can be evenly divided by 1 3 613 1,839 21,937 65,811 13,447,381 and 40,342,143, with no remainder.

Since 40,342,143 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,342,143, 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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