Q: Is 143,267,472 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,267,472 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,267,472 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 143267472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 994,913 1,989,826 2,984,739 3,979,652 5,969,478 7,959,304 8,954,217 11,938,956 15,918,608 17,908,434 23,877,912 35,816,868 47,755,824 71,633,736 and 143,267,472, with no remainder.

Since 143,267,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,267,472, 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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