Q: Is 41,142,609 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 41,142,609 is not a prime number.

Why is 41,142,609 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 41142609 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 61 183 549 74,941 224,823 674,469 4,571,401 13,714,203 and 41,142,609, with no remainder.

Since 41,142,609 cannot be divided by just 1 and 41,142,609, 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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