Q: Is 140,213,138 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,213,138 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,213,138 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 140213138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 1,091 2,182 4,943 9,886 14,183 28,366 64,259 128,518 5,392,813 10,785,626 70,106,569 and 140,213,138, with no remainder.

Since 140,213,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,213,138, 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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