Q: Is 40,124 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,124 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,124 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 40124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 1,433 2,866 5,732 10,031 20,062 and 40,124, with no remainder.

Since 40,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,124, 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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