Q: Is 140,100,040 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,100,040 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,100,040 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 140100040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 71 142 284 355 568 710 1,420 2,840 49,331 98,662 197,324 246,655 394,648 493,310 986,620 1,973,240 3,502,501 7,005,002 14,010,004 17,512,505 28,020,008 35,025,010 70,050,020 and 140,100,040, with no remainder.

Since 140,100,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,100,040, 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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