Q: Is 40,120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,120 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,120 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 40120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 34 40 59 68 85 118 136 170 236 295 340 472 590 680 1,003 1,180 2,006 2,360 4,012 5,015 8,024 10,030 20,060 and 40,120, with no remainder.

Since 40,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,120, 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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