Q: Is 140,496 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,496 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,496 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 140496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 2,927 5,854 8,781 11,708 17,562 23,416 35,124 46,832 70,248 and 140,496, with no remainder.

Since 140,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,496, 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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