Q: Is 140,852 a Prime Number?

A: No, 140,852 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,852 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 140852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 23 46 92 1,531 3,062 6,124 35,213 70,426 and 140,852, with no remainder.

Since 140,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,852, it is not a prime number.

Number	140,850	140,851	140,853	140,854
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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