Q: Is 140,315,022 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,315,022 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,315,022 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 140315022 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 47 94 141 282 423 846 165,857 331,714 497,571 995,142 1,492,713 2,985,426 7,795,279 15,590,558 23,385,837 46,771,674 70,157,511 and 140,315,022, with no remainder.

Since 140,315,022 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,315,022, 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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