Q: Is 140,179 a Prime Number?

A: No, 140,179 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,179 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 140179 can be evenly divided by 1 13 41 263 533 3,419 10,783 and 140,179, with no remainder.

Since 140,179 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,179, it is not a prime number.

Number	140,177	140,178	140,180	140,181
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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