Q: Is 40,344,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,344,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,344,003 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 40344003 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 49 63 147 343 441 1,029 1,867 2,401 3,087 5,601 7,203 13,069 16,803 21,609 39,207 91,483 117,621 274,449 640,381 823,347 1,921,143 4,482,667 5,763,429 13,448,001 and 40,344,003, with no remainder.

Since 40,344,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,344,003, 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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