Q: Is 40,473 a Prime Number?

A: No, 40,473 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,473 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 40473 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 1,499 4,497 13,491 and 40,473, with no remainder.

Since 40,473 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,473, it is not a prime number.

Number	40,471	40,472	40,474	40,475
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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