Q: Is 40,982 a Prime Number?

A: No, 40,982 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,982 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 40982 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 62 661 1,322 20,491 and 40,982, with no remainder.

Since 40,982 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,982, it is not a prime number.

Number	40,980	40,981	40,983	40,984
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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