Q: Is 40,744 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,744 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,744 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 40744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 44 88 463 926 1,852 3,704 5,093 10,186 20,372 and 40,744, with no remainder.

Since 40,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,744, it is not a prime number.


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