Q: Is 140,131,137 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,131,137 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,131,137 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 140131137 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 57 101 241 303 723 1,919 4,579 5,757 10,201 13,737 24,341 30,603 73,023 193,819 462,479 581,457 1,387,437 2,458,441 7,375,323 46,710,379 and 140,131,137, with no remainder.

Since 140,131,137 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,131,137, 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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