Q: Is 40,831 a Prime Number?

A: No, 40,831 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,831 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 40831 can be evenly divided by 1 7 19 133 307 2,149 5,833 and 40,831, with no remainder.

Since 40,831 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,831, it is not a prime number.

Number	40,829	40,830	40,832	40,833
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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