Q: Is 143,262 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,262 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,262 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 143262 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 126 189 378 379 758 1,137 2,274 2,653 3,411 5,306 6,822 7,959 10,233 15,918 20,466 23,877 47,754 71,631 and 143,262, with no remainder.

Since 143,262 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,262, it is not a prime number.


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