Q: Is 40,456 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,456 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,456 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 40456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 389 778 1,556 3,112 5,057 10,114 20,228 and 40,456, with no remainder.

Since 40,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,456, 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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