Q: Is 143,148 a Prime Number?

A: No, 143,148 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,148 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 143148 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 79 151 158 237 302 316 453 474 604 906 948 1,812 11,929 23,858 35,787 47,716 71,574 and 143,148, with no remainder.

Since 143,148 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,148, it is not a prime number.

Number	143,146	143,147	143,149	143,150
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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