Q: Is 40,299 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,299 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,299 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 40299 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 19 21 57 101 133 303 399 707 1,919 2,121 5,757 13,433 and 40,299, with no remainder.

Since 40,299 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,299, 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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