Q: Is 140,048 a Prime Number?

A: No, 140,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,048 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 140048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 8,753 17,506 35,012 70,024 and 140,048, with no remainder.

Since 140,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,048, it is not a prime number.

Number	140,046	140,047	140,049	140,050
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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