Q: Is 40,434,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,434,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,434,003 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 40434003 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 71 213 639 63,277 189,831 569,493 4,492,667 13,478,001 and 40,434,003, with no remainder.

Since 40,434,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,434,003, 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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