Q: Is 140,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,480 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 140480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 160 320 439 878 1,756 2,195 3,512 4,390 7,024 8,780 14,048 17,560 28,096 35,120 70,240 and 140,480, with no remainder.

Since 140,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,480, 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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