Q: Is 40,455 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,455 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,455 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 40455 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 29 31 45 87 93 145 155 261 279 435 465 899 1,305 1,395 2,697 4,495 8,091 13,485 and 40,455, with no remainder.

Since 40,455 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,455, 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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