Q: Is 41,543,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 41,543,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 41,543,248 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 41543248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 373 746 1,492 2,984 5,968 6,961 13,922 27,844 55,688 111,376 2,596,453 5,192,906 10,385,812 20,771,624 and 41,543,248, with no remainder.

Since 41,543,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 41,543,248, 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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