Q: Is 143,200 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,200 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,200 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 143200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 160 179 200 358 400 716 800 895 1,432 1,790 2,864 3,580 4,475 5,728 7,160 8,950 14,320 17,900 28,640 35,800 71,600 and 143,200, with no remainder.

Since 143,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,200, 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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