Q: Is 140,442,018 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,442,018 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,442,018 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 140442018 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 571 1,142 1,713 3,426 40,993 81,986 122,979 245,958 23,407,003 46,814,006 70,221,009 and 140,442,018, with no remainder.

Since 140,442,018 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,442,018, 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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