Q: Is 143,248 a Prime Number?
A: No, 143,248 is 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 143248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 1,279 2,558 5,116 8,953 10,232 17,906 20,464 35,812 71,624 and 143,248, with no remainder.
Since 143,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,248, it is not a prime number.