Q: Is 140,242,035 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,242,035 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,242,035 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 140242035 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 101 303 505 1,515 92,569 277,707 462,845 1,388,535 9,349,469 28,048,407 46,747,345 and 140,242,035, with no remainder.

Since 140,242,035 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,242,035, 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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