Q: Is 140,474,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,474,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,474,248 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 140474248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 23 46 92 184 763,447 1,526,894 3,053,788 6,107,576 17,559,281 35,118,562 70,237,124 and 140,474,248, with no remainder.

Since 140,474,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,474,248, 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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