Q: Is 41,420,721 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 41,420,721 is not a prime number.

Why is 41,420,721 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 41420721 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 367 1,101 2,213 6,239 6,639 18,717 37,621 112,863 812,171 2,436,513 13,806,907 and 41,420,721, with no remainder.

Since 41,420,721 cannot be divided by just 1 and 41,420,721, 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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