Q: Is 40,524 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,524 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,524 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 40524 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 132 307 614 921 1,228 1,842 3,377 3,684 6,754 10,131 13,508 20,262 and 40,524, with no remainder.

Since 40,524 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,524, 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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