Q: Is 143,004 a Prime Number?

A: No, 143,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,004 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 143004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 51 68 102 204 701 1,402 2,103 2,804 4,206 8,412 11,917 23,834 35,751 47,668 71,502 and 143,004, with no remainder.

Since 143,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,004, it is not a prime number.

Number	143,002	143,003	143,005	143,006
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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