Q: Is 140,788,755 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,788,755 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,788,755 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 140788755 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 353 1,059 1,765 3,177 5,295 8,863 15,885 26,589 44,315 79,767 132,945 398,835 3,128,639 9,385,917 15,643,195 28,157,751 46,929,585 and 140,788,755, with no remainder.

Since 140,788,755 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,788,755, 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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