Q: Is 40,279 a Prime Number?

A: No, 40,279 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,279 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 40279 can be evenly divided by 1 47 857 and 40,279, with no remainder.

Since 40,279 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,279, it is not a prime number.

Number	40,277	40,278	40,280	40,281
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

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

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