Q: Is 40,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,240 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 40240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 503 1,006 2,012 2,515 4,024 5,030 8,048 10,060 20,120 and 40,240, with no remainder.

Since 40,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,240, it is not a prime number.


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