Q: Is 40,965,729 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,965,729 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,965,729 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 40965729 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 19 21 57 83 133 249 399 581 1,237 1,577 1,743 3,711 4,731 8,659 11,039 23,503 25,977 33,117 70,509 102,671 164,521 308,013 493,563 718,697 1,950,749 2,156,091 5,852,247 13,655,243 and 40,965,729, with no remainder.

Since 40,965,729 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,965,729, 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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