Q: Is 41,980 a Prime Number?

A: No, 41,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 41,980 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 41980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 2,099 4,198 8,396 10,495 20,990 and 41,980, with no remainder.

Since 41,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 41,980, it is not a prime number.

Number	41,978	41,979	41,981	41,982
Prime?	no	no	yes	no

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

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