Q: Is 1,040 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,040 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,040 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 1040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 40 52 65 80 104 130 208 260 520 and 1,040, with no remainder.

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


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