Q: Is 143,143,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,143,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,143,012 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 143143012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 47 94 188 761,399 1,522,798 3,045,596 35,785,753 71,571,506 and 143,143,012, with no remainder.

Since 143,143,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,143,012, 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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