Q: Is 40,740,705 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,740,705 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,740,705 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 40740705 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 23 27 45 69 115 135 207 345 621 1,035 3,105 13,121 39,363 65,605 118,089 196,815 301,783 354,267 590,445 905,349 1,508,915 1,771,335 2,716,047 4,526,745 8,148,141 13,580,235 and 40,740,705, with no remainder.

Since 40,740,705 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,740,705, 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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