Q: Is 40,406,697 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,406,697 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,406,697 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 40406697 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 1,223 3,669 3,671 11,007 11,013 33,039 4,489,633 13,468,899 and 40,406,697, with no remainder.

Since 40,406,697 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,406,697, 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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