Q: Is 140,246,757 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,246,757 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,246,757 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 140246757 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 103 309 721 927 2,163 6,489 21,613 64,839 151,291 194,517 453,873 1,361,619 2,226,139 6,678,417 15,582,973 20,035,251 46,748,919 and 140,246,757, with no remainder.

Since 140,246,757 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,246,757, 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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