Q: Is 140,761,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,761,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,761,542 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 140761542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 37 74 111 222 634,061 1,268,122 1,902,183 3,804,366 23,460,257 46,920,514 70,380,771 and 140,761,542, with no remainder.

Since 140,761,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,761,542, 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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