Q: Is 40,431,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,431,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,431,998 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 40431998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 62 421 842 1,549 3,098 13,051 26,102 48,019 96,038 652,129 1,304,258 20,215,999 and 40,431,998, with no remainder.

Since 40,431,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,431,998, 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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