Q: Is 140,104,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,104,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,104,242 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 140104242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 27 34 51 54 81 102 153 162 306 459 918 1,377 2,754 50,873 101,746 152,619 305,238 457,857 864,841 915,714 1,373,571 1,729,682 2,594,523 2,747,142 4,120,713 5,189,046 7,783,569 8,241,426 15,567,138 23,350,707 46,701,414 70,052,121 and 140,104,242, with no remainder.

Since 140,104,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,104,242, 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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