Q: Is 40,401,837 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,401,837 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,401,837 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 40401837 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 641,299 1,923,897 4,489,093 5,771,691 13,467,279 and 40,401,837, with no remainder.

Since 40,401,837 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,401,837, 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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