Q: Is 140,301,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,301,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,301,042 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 140301042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 83 166 167 241 249 334 482 498 501 581 723 1,002 1,162 1,169 1,446 1,687 1,743 2,338 3,374 3,486 3,507 5,061 7,014 10,122 13,861 20,003 27,722 40,006 40,247 41,583 60,009 80,494 83,166 97,027 120,018 120,741 140,021 194,054 241,482 280,042 281,729 291,081 420,063 563,458 582,162 840,126 845,187 1,690,374 3,340,501 6,681,002 10,021,503 20,043,006 23,383,507 46,767,014 70,150,521 and 140,301,042, with no remainder.

Since 140,301,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,301,042, 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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