Q: Is 40,420,015 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,420,015 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,420,015 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 40420015 can be evenly divided by 1 5 59 181 295 757 905 3,785 10,679 44,663 53,395 137,017 223,315 685,085 8,084,003 and 40,420,015, with no remainder.

Since 40,420,015 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,420,015, 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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