Q: Is 140,203,209 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,203,209 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,203,209 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 140203209 can be evenly divided by 1 3 47 141 691 1,439 2,073 4,317 32,477 67,633 97,431 202,899 994,349 2,983,047 46,734,403 and 140,203,209, with no remainder.

Since 140,203,209 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,203,209, 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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