Q: Is 41,879,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 41,879,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 41,879,008 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 41879008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 1,308,719 2,617,438 5,234,876 10,469,752 20,939,504 and 41,879,008, with no remainder.

Since 41,879,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 41,879,008, 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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