Q: Is 143,321,217 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,321,217 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,321,217 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 143321217 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 227 681 2,951 8,853 16,189 48,567 210,457 631,371 3,674,903 11,024,709 47,773,739 and 143,321,217, with no remainder.

Since 143,321,217 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,321,217, 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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