Q: Is 40,432,473 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,432,473 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,432,473 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 40432473 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 499 1,497 3,001 4,491 9,003 13,473 27,009 81,027 1,497,499 4,492,497 13,477,491 and 40,432,473, with no remainder.

Since 40,432,473 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,432,473, 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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