Q: Is 40,794 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,794 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,794 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 40794 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 523 1,046 1,569 3,138 6,799 13,598 20,397 and 40,794, with no remainder.

Since 40,794 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,794, 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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