Q: Is 140,423,130 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,423,130 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,423,130 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 140423130 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 30 45 90 1,560,257 3,120,514 4,680,771 7,801,285 9,361,542 14,042,313 15,602,570 23,403,855 28,084,626 46,807,710 70,211,565 and 140,423,130, with no remainder.

Since 140,423,130 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,423,130, 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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