Q: Is 40,271 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,271 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,271 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 40271 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 77 523 3,661 5,753 and 40,271, with no remainder.

Since 40,271 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,271, it is not a prime number.


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