Q: Is 143,143,011 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,143,011 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,143,011 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 143143011 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 99 297 481,963 1,445,889 4,337,667 5,301,593 13,013,001 15,904,779 47,714,337 and 143,143,011, with no remainder.

Since 143,143,011 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,143,011, 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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