Q: Is 40,212 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,212 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,212 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 40212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,117 2,234 3,351 4,468 6,702 10,053 13,404 20,106 and 40,212, with no remainder.

Since 40,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,212, it is not a prime number.


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