Q: Is 143,060 a Prime Number?

A: No, 143,060 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,060 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 143060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 46 92 115 230 311 460 622 1,244 1,555 3,110 6,220 7,153 14,306 28,612 35,765 71,530 and 143,060, with no remainder.

Since 143,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,060, it is not a prime number.

Number	143,058	143,059	143,061	143,062
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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