A prime number between 40 and 50 is 43.
A prime number is defined as a number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself. To determine which numbers between 40 and 50 are prime, we can check each one:
- 41: Prime (divisors are 1 and 41)
- 42: Not prime (divisors include 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42)
- 43: Prime (divisors are 1 and 43)
- 44: Not prime (divisors include 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44)
- 45: Not prime (divisors include 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45)
- 46: Not prime (divisors include 1, 2, 23, 46)
- 47: Prime (divisors are 1 and 47)
- 48: Not prime (divisors include 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48)
- 49: Not prime (divisors include 1, 7, 49)
- 50: Not prime (divisors include 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50)
Among these, 41, 43, and 47 are prime. So the prime numbers between 40 and 50 are 41, 43, and 47, with 43 being one of them.