Q: Is 40,158 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,158 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,158 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 40158 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 46 69 97 138 194 207 291 414 582 873 1,746 2,231 4,462 6,693 13,386 20,079 and 40,158, with no remainder.

Since 40,158 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,158, 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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