Q: Is 10,040 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 10,040 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,040 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 10040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 251 502 1,004 1,255 2,008 2,510 5,020 and 10,040, with no remainder.

Since 10,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,040, it is not a prime number.


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