Q: Is 40,978 a Prime Number?
A: No, 40,978 is 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 40978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 2,927 5,854 20,489 and 40,978, with no remainder.
Since 40,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,978, it is not a prime number.