Q: Is 40,588 a Prime Number?
A: No, 40,588 is 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 40588 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 73 139 146 278 292 556 10,147 20,294 and 40,588, with no remainder.
Since 40,588 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,588, it is not a prime number.