Q: Is 140,423,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,423,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,423,142 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 140423142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 1,017,559 2,035,118 3,052,677 6,105,354 23,403,857 46,807,714 70,211,571 and 140,423,142, with no remainder.

Since 140,423,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,423,142, it is not a prime number.


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