Q: Is 40,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,704 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 40704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 53 64 96 106 128 159 192 212 256 318 384 424 636 768 848 1,272 1,696 2,544 3,392 5,088 6,784 10,176 13,568 20,352 and 40,704, with no remainder.

Since 40,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,704, it is not a prime number.


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