Q: Is 40,020 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,020 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,020 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 40020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 29 30 46 58 60 69 87 92 115 116 138 145 174 230 276 290 345 348 435 460 580 667 690 870 1,334 1,380 1,740 2,001 2,668 3,335 4,002 6,670 8,004 10,005 13,340 20,010 and 40,020, with no remainder.

Since 40,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,020, 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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