Q: Is 140,741,628 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,741,628 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,741,628 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 140741628 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 3,169 3,701 6,338 7,402 9,507 11,103 12,676 14,804 19,014 22,206 38,028 44,412 11,728,469 23,456,938 35,185,407 46,913,876 70,370,814 and 140,741,628, with no remainder.

Since 140,741,628 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,741,628, 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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