Q: Is 140,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,988 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 140988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 31 62 93 124 186 372 379 758 1,137 1,516 2,274 4,548 11,749 23,498 35,247 46,996 70,494 and 140,988, with no remainder.

Since 140,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,988, it is not a prime number.


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