Q: Is 40,976 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,976 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,976 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 40976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 52 104 197 208 394 788 1,576 2,561 3,152 5,122 10,244 20,488 and 40,976, with no remainder.

Since 40,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,976, 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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