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Why is 40 not a prime number?

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Anonymous

8y ago
Updated: 10/17/2024

A Prime number cannot be divided by any whole number other than 1 and itself.

40 can be divided by 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, and 20.


A standard rule of thumb is that prime numbers are all odd numbers. All even numbers can be divided, at a minimum, by 1, 2, and itself.

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8y ago

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