Q: Is 40,407,171 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,407,171 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,407,171 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 40407171 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 101 303 707 2,121 19,051 57,153 133,357 400,071 1,924,151 5,772,453 13,469,057 and 40,407,171, with no remainder.

Since 40,407,171 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,407,171, 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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