Q: Is 41,420,729 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 41,420,729 is not a prime number.

Why is 41,420,729 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 41420729 can be evenly divided by 1 7 29 49 103 203 283 721 1,421 1,981 2,987 5,047 8,207 13,867 20,909 29,149 57,449 146,363 204,043 402,143 845,321 1,428,301 5,917,247 and 41,420,729, with no remainder.

Since 41,420,729 cannot be divided by just 1 and 41,420,729, 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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