Q: Is 40,890 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,890 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,890 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 40890 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 29 30 47 58 87 94 141 145 174 235 282 290 435 470 705 870 1,363 1,410 2,726 4,089 6,815 8,178 13,630 20,445 and 40,890, with no remainder.

Since 40,890 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,890, 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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