Q: Is 140,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,240 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 140240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 1,753 3,506 7,012 8,765 14,024 17,530 28,048 35,060 70,120 and 140,240, with no remainder.

Since 140,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,240, 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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