Q: Is 40,700 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,700 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,700 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 40700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 37 44 50 55 74 100 110 148 185 220 275 370 407 550 740 814 925 1,100 1,628 1,850 2,035 3,700 4,070 8,140 10,175 20,350 and 40,700, with no remainder.

Since 40,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,700, it is not a prime number.


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