Q: Is 140,764,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,764,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,764,048 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 140764048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 23 46 92 184 368 382,511 765,022 1,530,044 3,060,088 6,120,176 8,797,753 17,595,506 35,191,012 70,382,024 and 140,764,048, with no remainder.

Since 140,764,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,764,048, 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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