Q: Is 140,845,545 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,845,545 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,845,545 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 140845545 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 79 237 395 711 1,185 3,555 39,619 118,857 198,095 356,571 594,285 1,782,855 3,129,901 9,389,703 15,649,505 28,169,109 46,948,515 and 140,845,545, with no remainder.

Since 140,845,545 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,845,545, 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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