Q: Is 140,442 a Prime Number?

A: No, 140,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,442 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 140442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 89 178 263 267 526 534 789 1,578 23,407 46,814 70,221 and 140,442, with no remainder.

Since 140,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,442, it is not a prime number.

Number	140,440	140,441	140,443	140,444
Prime?	no	no	yes	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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