Q: Is 40,495 a Prime Number?

A: No, 40,495 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,495 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 40495 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 13 35 65 89 91 445 455 623 1,157 3,115 5,785 8,099 and 40,495, with no remainder.

Since 40,495 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,495, it is not a prime number.

Number	40,493	40,494	40,496	40,497
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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