Q: Is 140,956 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,956 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,956 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 140956 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 131 262 269 524 538 1,076 35,239 70,478 and 140,956, with no remainder.

Since 140,956 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,956, 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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