Q: Is 140,784 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,784 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,784 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 140784 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 168 336 419 838 1,257 1,676 2,514 2,933 3,352 5,028 5,866 6,704 8,799 10,056 11,732 17,598 20,112 23,464 35,196 46,928 70,392 and 140,784, with no remainder.

Since 140,784 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,784, 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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