Q: Is 143,002,662 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,002,662 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,002,662 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 143002662 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 71 142 213 426 781 1,562 2,343 4,686 30,517 61,034 91,551 183,102 335,687 671,374 1,007,061 2,014,122 2,166,707 4,333,414 6,500,121 13,000,242 23,833,777 47,667,554 71,501,331 and 143,002,662, with no remainder.

Since 143,002,662 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,002,662, 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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