Q: Is 140,748 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,748 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,748 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 140748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 37 74 111 148 222 317 444 634 951 1,268 1,902 3,804 11,729 23,458 35,187 46,916 70,374 and 140,748, with no remainder.

Since 140,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,748, it is not a prime number.


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