Q: Is 40,709,061 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,709,061 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,709,061 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 40709061 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 233 243 699 719 2,097 2,157 6,291 6,471 18,873 19,413 56,619 58,239 167,527 174,717 502,581 1,507,743 4,523,229 13,569,687 and 40,709,061, with no remainder.

Since 40,709,061 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,709,061, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 40,709,061:


Ask a Question