Q: Is 40,523 a Prime Number?

A: No, 40,523 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,523 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 40523 can be evenly divided by 1 7 49 827 5,789 and 40,523, with no remainder.

Since 40,523 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,523, it is not a prime number.

Number	40,521	40,522	40,524	40,525
Prime?	no	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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