Q: Is 40,002 a Prime Number?

A: No, 40,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,002 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 40002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 59 113 118 177 226 339 354 678 6,667 13,334 20,001 and 40,002, with no remainder.

Since 40,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,002, it is not a prime number.

Number	40,000	40,001	40,003	40,004
Prime?	no	no	no	no

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

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