Q: Is 140,505 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,505 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,505 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 140505 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 17 19 29 51 57 85 87 95 145 255 285 323 435 493 551 969 1,479 1,615 1,653 2,465 2,755 4,845 7,395 8,265 9,367 28,101 46,835 and 140,505, with no remainder.

Since 140,505 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,505, 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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