Q: Is 140,807,259 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,807,259 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,807,259 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 140807259 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 83 233 249 699 747 809 2,097 2,427 7,281 19,339 58,017 67,147 174,051 188,497 201,441 565,491 604,323 1,696,473 15,645,251 46,935,753 and 140,807,259, with no remainder.

Since 140,807,259 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,807,259, 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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