40 (forty) is the number that is after thirty-nine and before forty-one.

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The prime factors of forty are 2 and 5. (2 * 2 * 2 * 5 = 40)

Forty is also the only number in the English language which is spelt in alphabetical order.

The Bible

In the Judeo-Christian Bible, the number forty has special meaning. The Jews wandered in a desert for forty years, there was a forty-day and forty-night rainstorm, and other instances.

Factors of 40

The factors of 40 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20 and 40.


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