Q: Is 143,142,316 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,142,316 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,142,316 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 143142316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 41 82 164 557 1,114 1,567 2,228 3,134 6,268 22,837 45,674 64,247 91,348 128,494 256,988 872,819 1,745,638 3,491,276 35,785,579 71,571,158 and 143,142,316, with no remainder.

Since 143,142,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,142,316, 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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