Q: Is 140,034,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,034,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,034,042 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 140034042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 2,593,223 5,186,446 7,779,669 15,559,338 23,339,007 46,678,014 70,017,021 and 140,034,042, with no remainder.

Since 140,034,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,034,042, 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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