Q: Is 40,344,039 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,344,039 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,344,039 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 40344039 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 1,063 3,189 4,217 9,567 12,651 37,953 4,482,671 13,448,013 and 40,344,039, with no remainder.

Since 40,344,039 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,344,039, 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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