Q: Is 140,777,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,777,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,777,216 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 140777216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 549,911 1,099,822 2,199,644 4,399,288 8,798,576 17,597,152 35,194,304 70,388,608 and 140,777,216, with no remainder.

Since 140,777,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,777,216, 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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