Q: Is 143,231,104 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,231,104 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,231,104 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 143231104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 1,118,993 2,237,986 4,475,972 8,951,944 17,903,888 35,807,776 71,615,552 and 143,231,104, with no remainder.

Since 143,231,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,231,104, 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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