Q: Is 40,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,342 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 40342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 877 1,754 20,171 and 40,342, with no remainder.

Since 40,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,342, it is not a prime number.


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