Q: Is 40,052 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,052 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,052 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 40052 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 19 31 34 38 62 68 76 124 323 527 589 646 1,054 1,178 1,292 2,108 2,356 10,013 20,026 and 40,052, with no remainder.

Since 40,052 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,052, 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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