Q: Is 40,402,503 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,402,503 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,402,503 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 40402503 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 937 1,597 2,811 4,791 8,433 14,373 25,299 43,119 1,496,389 4,489,167 13,467,501 and 40,402,503, with no remainder.

Since 40,402,503 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,402,503, 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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