Q: Is 140,743,431 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,743,431 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,743,431 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 140743431 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 57 171 361 1,083 3,249 43,319 129,957 389,871 823,061 2,469,183 7,407,549 15,638,159 46,914,477 and 140,743,431, with no remainder.

Since 140,743,431 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,743,431, 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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