Q: Is 143,001,132 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,001,132 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,001,132 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 143001132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 59 118 177 236 354 708 201,979 403,958 605,937 807,916 1,211,874 2,423,748 11,916,761 23,833,522 35,750,283 47,667,044 71,500,566 and 143,001,132, with no remainder.

Since 143,001,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,001,132, 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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