Q: Is 143,168 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,168 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,168 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 143168 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 2,237 4,474 8,948 17,896 35,792 71,584 and 143,168, with no remainder.

Since 143,168 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,168, it is not a prime number.


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