Q: Is 40,589 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,589 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,589 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 40589 can be evenly divided by 1 37 1,097 and 40,589, with no remainder.

Since 40,589 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,589, it is not a prime number.


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