Q: Is 140,672 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,672 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,672 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 140672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 64 112 128 157 224 314 448 628 896 1,099 1,256 2,198 2,512 4,396 5,024 8,792 10,048 17,584 20,096 35,168 70,336 and 140,672, with no remainder.

Since 140,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,672, 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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