Q: Is 40,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,940 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 40940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 46 89 92 115 178 230 356 445 460 890 1,780 2,047 4,094 8,188 10,235 20,470 and 40,940, with no remainder.

Since 40,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,940, it is not a prime number.


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