Q: Is 140,003,241 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,003,241 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,003,241 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 140003241 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 49 147 397 1,191 2,399 2,779 7,197 8,337 16,793 19,453 50,379 58,359 117,551 352,653 952,403 2,857,209 6,666,821 20,000,463 46,667,747 and 140,003,241, with no remainder.

Since 140,003,241 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,003,241, 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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