Q: Is 40,440 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,440 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,440 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 40440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 337 674 1,011 1,348 1,685 2,022 2,696 3,370 4,044 5,055 6,740 8,088 10,110 13,480 20,220 and 40,440, with no remainder.

Since 40,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,440, 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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