Q: Is 140,968 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,968 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,968 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 140968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 67 134 263 268 526 536 1,052 2,104 17,621 35,242 70,484 and 140,968, with no remainder.

Since 140,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,968, it is not a prime number.


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