Q: Is 140,343,041 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,343,041 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,343,041 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 140343041 can be evenly divided by 1 17 41 271 697 743 4,607 11,111 12,631 30,463 188,887 201,353 517,871 3,423,001 8,255,473 and 140,343,041, with no remainder.

Since 140,343,041 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,343,041, 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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