Q: Is 40,040 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,040 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,040 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 40040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 13 14 20 22 26 28 35 40 44 52 55 56 65 70 77 88 91 104 110 130 140 143 154 182 220 260 280 286 308 364 385 440 455 520 572 616 715 728 770 910 1,001 1,144 1,430 1,540 1,820 2,002 2,860 3,080 3,640 4,004 5,005 5,720 8,008 10,010 20,020 and 40,040, with no remainder.

Since 40,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,040, it is not a prime number.


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