Q: Is 140,181,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,181,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,181,042 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 140181042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,163 2,326 3,489 6,978 20,089 40,178 60,267 120,534 23,363,507 46,727,014 70,090,521 and 140,181,042, with no remainder.

Since 140,181,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,181,042, 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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