Q: Is 143,143,023 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,143,023 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,143,023 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 143143023 can be evenly divided by 1 3 79 157 237 471 3,847 11,541 12,403 37,209 303,913 603,979 911,739 1,811,937 47,714,341 and 143,143,023, with no remainder.

Since 143,143,023 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,143,023, 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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