Q: Is 140,203,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,203,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,203,424 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 140203424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 4,381,357 8,762,714 17,525,428 35,050,856 70,101,712 and 140,203,424, with no remainder.

Since 140,203,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,203,424, 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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