Q: Is 140,952 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 140,952 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,952 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 140952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 839 1,678 2,517 3,356 5,034 5,873 6,712 10,068 11,746 17,619 20,136 23,492 35,238 46,984 70,476 and 140,952, with no remainder.

Since 140,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,952, 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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