Q: Is 40,838,435 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,838,435 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,838,435 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 40838435 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 55 227 1,135 2,497 3,271 12,485 16,355 35,981 179,905 742,517 3,712,585 8,167,687 and 40,838,435, with no remainder.

Since 40,838,435 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,838,435, 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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