Q: Is 40,508 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,508 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,508 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 40508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 19 26 38 41 52 76 82 164 247 494 533 779 988 1,066 1,558 2,132 3,116 10,127 20,254 and 40,508, with no remainder.

Since 40,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,508, it is not a prime number.


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