Q: Is 40,492 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,492 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,492 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 40492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 53 106 191 212 382 764 10,123 20,246 and 40,492, with no remainder.

Since 40,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,492, 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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