Q: Is 40,908 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,908 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,908 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 40908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 487 974 1,461 1,948 2,922 3,409 5,844 6,818 10,227 13,636 20,454 and 40,908, with no remainder.

Since 40,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,908, 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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