Make 41 with four 4s

The classic four fours puzzle: build an expression from exactly four 4s that equals 41. 41 cannot be made with + - × ÷ alone (the solver checked every expression) — you will need to stick 4s together (like 44) or use decimals (like .4).

Solutions using only + - × ÷

No expression made of four plain 4s and + - × ÷ reaches 41 — the solver checked every possible expression.

Solutions with concatenation and decimals

(.4 + 4 × 4) / .4 = 41

Solutions with square roots, factorials, exponents

(.4 + 4 ^ sqrt(4)) / .4 = 41
(.4 + sqrt(4) ^ 4) / .4 = 41
(.4 + sqrt(4 ^ 4)) / .4 = 41
(4! + sqrt(4)) / .4 - 4! = 41
sqrt(((4 + 4)! + 4!) / 4!) = 41

…and 1 more at this tier.

7 distinct solutions found in total, after removing trivial rearrangements.

How 41 compares

41 has 7 distinct solutions across all three tiers — #17 scarcest of the 95 solvable targets. Next door, 40 has 398 solutions and 42 has 53 solutions. The nearest impossible target is 73, 32 away — proven unreachable, not just unsolved.

If 41 went down easily, make 37 with four 4s — 2 solutions, the nearest step up in scarcity.

Make 40 with four 4s · Make 42 with four 4s

The Number Lab

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Four Nines solver — every target, solved
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