Q: Is 140,985 a Prime Number?

A: No, 140,985 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,985 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 140985 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 13 15 39 45 65 117 195 241 585 723 1,205 2,169 3,133 3,615 9,399 10,845 15,665 28,197 46,995 and 140,985, with no remainder.

Since 140,985 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,985, it is not a prime number.

Number	140,983	140,984	140,986	140,987
Prime?	yes	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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