Q: Is 143,144 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,144 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,144 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 143144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 29 58 116 232 617 1,234 2,468 4,936 17,893 35,786 71,572 and 143,144, with no remainder.

Since 143,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,144, 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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