Q: Is 41,046,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 41,046,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 41,046,742 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 41046742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 499 998 3,739 5,489 7,478 10,978 41,129 82,258 1,865,761 3,731,522 20,523,371 and 41,046,742, with no remainder.

Since 41,046,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 41,046,742, 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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