Q: Is 40,239 a Prime Number?

A: No, 40,239 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,239 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 40239 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 51 153 263 789 2,367 4,471 13,413 and 40,239, with no remainder.

Since 40,239 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,239, it is not a prime number.

Number	40,237	40,238	40,240	40,241
Prime?	yes	no	no	yes

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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