Q: Is 41,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 41,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 41,540 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 41540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 31 62 67 124 134 155 268 310 335 620 670 1,340 2,077 4,154 8,308 10,385 20,770 and 41,540, with no remainder.

Since 41,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 41,540, 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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