Q: Is 143,224,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,224,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,224,240 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 143224240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 1,790,303 3,580,606 7,161,212 8,951,515 14,322,424 17,903,030 28,644,848 35,806,060 71,612,120 and 143,224,240, with no remainder.

Since 143,224,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,224,240, 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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