Q: Is 40,612 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,612 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,612 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 40612 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 13 22 26 44 52 71 142 143 284 286 572 781 923 1,562 1,846 3,124 3,692 10,153 20,306 and 40,612, with no remainder.

Since 40,612 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,612, 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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