Q: Is 40,420,229 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,420,229 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,420,229 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 40420229 can be evenly divided by 1 29 67 71 293 1,943 2,059 4,757 8,497 19,631 20,803 137,953 569,299 603,287 1,393,801 and 40,420,229, with no remainder.

Since 40,420,229 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,420,229, 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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