Q: Is 40,041 a Prime Number?

A: No, 40,041 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,041 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 40041 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 1,483 4,449 13,347 and 40,041, with no remainder.

Since 40,041 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,041, it is not a prime number.

Number	40,039	40,040	40,042	40,043
Prime?	yes	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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