Q: Is 40,996 a Prime Number?
A: No, 40,996 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 40996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 37 74 148 277 554 1,108 10,249 20,498 and 40,996, with no remainder.
Since 40,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,996, it is not a prime number.