Q: Is 140,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,998 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 140998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 13 17 22 26 29 34 58 143 187 221 286 319 374 377 442 493 638 754 986 2,431 4,147 4,862 5,423 6,409 8,294 10,846 12,818 70,499 and 140,998, with no remainder.

Since 140,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,998, 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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