Q: Is 140,232,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,232,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,232,012 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 140232012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 46 69 92 138 276 508,087 1,016,174 1,524,261 2,032,348 3,048,522 6,097,044 11,686,001 23,372,002 35,058,003 46,744,004 70,116,006 and 140,232,012, with no remainder.

Since 140,232,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,232,012, 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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