Q: Is 140,040,561 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,040,561 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,040,561 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 140040561 can be evenly divided by 1 3 113 339 439 941 1,317 2,823 49,607 106,333 148,821 318,999 413,099 1,239,297 46,680,187 and 140,040,561, with no remainder.

Since 140,040,561 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,040,561, 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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