Q: Is 40,739,247 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,739,247 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,739,247 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 40739247 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 211 633 1,899 5,697 7,151 21,453 64,359 193,077 1,508,861 4,526,583 13,579,749 and 40,739,247, with no remainder.

Since 40,739,247 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,739,247, 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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