Q: Is 41,978 a Prime Number?
A: No, 41,978 is 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 41978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 139 151 278 302 20,989 and 41,978, with no remainder.
Since 41,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 41,978, it is not a prime number.