Q: Is 40,725,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,725,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,725,003 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 40725003 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 61 183 671 2,013 20,231 60,693 222,541 667,623 1,234,091 3,702,273 13,575,001 and 40,725,003, with no remainder.

Since 40,725,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,725,003, 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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