Q: Is 41,242,662 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 41,242,662 is not a prime number.

Why is 41,242,662 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 41242662 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 763,753 1,527,506 2,291,259 4,582,518 6,873,777 13,747,554 20,621,331 and 41,242,662, with no remainder.

Since 41,242,662 cannot be divided by just 1 and 41,242,662, 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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