Q: Is 41,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 41,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 41,238 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 41238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 29 58 79 87 158 174 237 261 474 522 711 1,422 2,291 4,582 6,873 13,746 20,619 and 41,238, with no remainder.

Since 41,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 41,238, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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