Q: Is 40,899 a Prime Number?

A: No, 40,899 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,899 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 40899 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13,633 and 40,899, with no remainder.

Since 40,899 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,899, it is not a prime number.

Number	40,897	40,898	40,900	40,901
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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