Q: Is 140,142,296 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,142,296 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,142,296 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 140142296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 2,502,541 5,005,082 10,010,164 17,517,787 20,020,328 35,035,574 70,071,148 and 140,142,296, with no remainder.

Since 140,142,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,142,296, 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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