Q: Is 140,948 a Prime Number?

A: No, 140,948 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,948 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 140948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 167 211 334 422 668 844 35,237 70,474 and 140,948, with no remainder.

Since 140,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,948, it is not a prime number.

Number	140,946	140,947	140,949	140,950
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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