Q: Is 140,016,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,016,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,016,042 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 140016042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 46 69 138 207 414 338,203 676,406 1,014,609 2,029,218 3,043,827 6,087,654 7,778,669 15,557,338 23,336,007 46,672,014 70,008,021 and 140,016,042, with no remainder.

Since 140,016,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,016,042, 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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