Q: Is 140,593 a Prime Number?

A: Yes, 140,593 is a prime number.

Why is 140,593 a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 140593 can be evenly divided by 1 and 140,593, with no remainder.

Since 140,593 can be divided by just 1 and 140,593, it is a prime number.

Number	140,591	140,592	140,594	140,595
Prime?	no	no	no	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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