Q: Is 140,231,310 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,231,310 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,231,310 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 140231310 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 4,674,377 9,348,754 14,023,131 23,371,885 28,046,262 46,743,770 70,115,655 and 140,231,310, with no remainder.

Since 140,231,310 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,231,310, 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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