Q: Is 40,424,241 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,424,241 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,424,241 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 40424241 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 13 33 39 143 429 94,229 282,687 1,036,519 1,224,977 3,109,557 3,674,931 13,474,747 and 40,424,241, with no remainder.

Since 40,424,241 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,424,241, 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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