Q: Is 140,301 a Prime Number?

A: No, 140,301 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,301 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 140301 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 17 21 51 63 119 131 153 357 393 917 1,071 1,179 2,227 2,751 6,681 8,253 15,589 20,043 46,767 and 140,301, with no remainder.

Since 140,301 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,301, it is not a prime number.

Number	140,299	140,300	140,302	140,303
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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