Q: Is 143,198 a Prime Number?

A: No, 143,198 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,198 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 143198 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 23 46 253 283 506 566 3,113 6,226 6,509 13,018 71,599 and 143,198, with no remainder.

Since 143,198 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,198, it is not a prime number.

Number	143,196	143,197	143,199	143,200
Prime?	no	yes	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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