Q: Is 40,852 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,852 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,852 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 40852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 1,459 2,918 5,836 10,213 20,426 and 40,852, with no remainder.

Since 40,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,852, it is not a prime number.


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