Q: Is 143,124,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,124,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,124,342 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 143124342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,307 2,614 3,921 7,842 18,251 36,502 54,753 109,506 23,854,057 47,708,114 71,562,171 and 143,124,342, with no remainder.

Since 143,124,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,124,342, 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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