Q: Is 143,243,308 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,243,308 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,243,308 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 143243308 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 173 346 692 2,249 4,498 8,996 15,923 31,846 63,692 206,999 413,998 827,996 2,754,679 5,509,358 11,018,716 35,810,827 71,621,654 and 143,243,308, with no remainder.

Since 143,243,308 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,243,308, 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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