Q: Is 38,440 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 38,440 is not a prime number.

Why is 38,440 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 38440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 31 40 62 124 155 248 310 620 961 1,240 1,922 3,844 4,805 7,688 9,610 19,220 and 38,440, with no remainder.

Since 38,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,440, 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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