To determine if 4040 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4040.
If the factors of 4040 are only 4040 and 1, then we know that 4040 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4040 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4040 is only divisible by 1 and 4040, then it is a prime number, and if 4040 is divisible by more than 4040 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4040 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 101, 202, 404, 505, 808, 1010, 2020, 4040
Therefore, since 4040 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4040 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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OK. Now you know that 4040 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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