Q: Is 140,049 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,049 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,049 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 140049 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 13 19 21 27 39 57 63 81 91 117 133 171 189 247 273 351 399 513 567 741 819 1,053 1,197 1,539 1,729 2,223 2,457 3,591 5,187 6,669 7,371 10,773 15,561 20,007 46,683 and 140,049, with no remainder.

Since 140,049 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,049, 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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