Q: Is 140,216,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,216,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,216,602 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 140216602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 223 446 5,129 10,258 13,669 27,338 314,387 628,774 3,048,187 6,096,374 70,108,301 and 140,216,602, with no remainder.

Since 140,216,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,216,602, 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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