Q: Is 41,536 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 41,536 is not a prime number.

Why is 41,536 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 41536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 59 64 88 118 176 236 352 472 649 704 944 1,298 1,888 2,596 3,776 5,192 10,384 20,768 and 41,536, with no remainder.

Since 41,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 41,536, 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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