Q: Is 143,134,059 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,134,059 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,134,059 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 143134059 can be evenly divided by 1 3 59 177 317 951 2,551 7,653 18,703 56,109 150,509 451,527 808,667 2,426,001 47,711,353 and 143,134,059, with no remainder.

Since 143,134,059 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,134,059, 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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