Q: Is 41,244,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 41,244,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 41,244,042 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 41244042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 71 142 213 426 497 994 1,491 2,982 13,831 27,662 41,493 82,986 96,817 193,634 290,451 580,902 982,001 1,964,002 2,946,003 5,892,006 6,874,007 13,748,014 20,622,021 and 41,244,042, with no remainder.

Since 41,244,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 41,244,042, 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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