Q: Is 140,740,750 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,740,750 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,740,750 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 140740750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 125 250 562,963 1,125,926 2,814,815 5,629,630 14,074,075 28,148,150 70,370,375 and 140,740,750, with no remainder.

Since 140,740,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,740,750, 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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