Q: Is 40,860 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,860 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,860 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 40860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 227 454 681 908 1,135 1,362 2,043 2,270 2,724 3,405 4,086 4,540 6,810 8,172 10,215 13,620 20,430 and 40,860, with no remainder.

Since 40,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,860, 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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