Q: Is 40,722 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,722 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,722 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 40722 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 617 1,234 1,851 3,702 6,787 13,574 20,361 and 40,722, with no remainder.

Since 40,722 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,722, 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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