What is the number 41?
The number 41 is an odd number that comes just after 40 and right before 42. It is a prime number because it can only be divided evenly by 1 and itself. In real life, the number 41 has some interesting appearances. In American history, George H. W. Bush served as the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993. In mathematics, 41 is known for a unique property: if you use the formula n² + n + 41 and plug in the numbers from 0 to 39, you get a string of prime numbers. In popular board games like Monopoly, the standard board has 40 squares, so landing on the same space again brings you to square 41, which means you’ve completed a full loop and started over.
Number 41 in different languages
- English: Forty-one
- French: Quarante et un
- Spanish: Cuarenta y uno
- Arabic: واحد وأربعون
- German: Einundvierzig
- Chinese: 四十一
- Japanese: 四十一
- Korean: 마흔하나
- Portuguese: Quarenta e um
- Italian: Quarantuno
- Hindi: इकतालीस
- Russian: Сорок один
- Turkish: Kırk bir