Q: Is 140,671,073 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,671,073 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,671,073 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 140671073 can be evenly divided by 1 17 73 263 431 1,241 4,471 7,327 19,199 31,463 113,353 326,383 534,871 1,927,001 8,274,769 and 140,671,073, with no remainder.

Since 140,671,073 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,671,073, 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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