Q: Is 140,004 a Prime Number?

A: No, 140,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,004 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 140004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 3,889 7,778 11,667 15,556 23,334 35,001 46,668 70,002 and 140,004, with no remainder.

Since 140,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,004, it is not a prime number.

Number	140,002	140,003	140,005	140,006
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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