Q: Is 40,995 a Prime Number?

A: No, 40,995 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,995 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 40995 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 911 2,733 4,555 8,199 13,665 and 40,995, with no remainder.

Since 40,995 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,995, it is not a prime number.

Number	40,993	40,994	40,996	40,997
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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