Q: Is 140,421,428 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,421,428 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,421,428 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 140421428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 34 68 119 157 238 314 476 628 1,099 1,879 2,198 2,669 3,758 4,396 5,338 7,516 10,676 13,153 18,683 26,306 31,943 37,366 52,612 63,886 74,732 127,772 223,601 295,003 447,202 590,006 894,404 1,180,012 2,065,021 4,130,042 5,015,051 8,260,084 10,030,102 20,060,204 35,105,357 70,210,714 and 140,421,428, with no remainder.

Since 140,421,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,421,428, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

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

Explore more about the number 140,421,428:


Ask a Question