Q: Is 140,472,123 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,472,123 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,472,123 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 140472123 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 421 1,263 4,631 10,111 13,893 30,333 111,221 333,663 4,256,731 12,770,193 46,824,041 and 140,472,123, with no remainder.

Since 140,472,123 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,472,123, 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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