Q: Is 140,607,629 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,607,629 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,607,629 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 140607629 can be evenly divided by 1 17 89 199 467 1,513 3,383 7,939 17,711 41,563 92,933 301,087 706,571 1,579,861 8,271,037 and 140,607,629, with no remainder.

Since 140,607,629 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,607,629, 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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