Q: Is 143,341,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,341,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,341,231 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 143341231 can be evenly divided by 1 11 43 179 473 1,693 1,969 7,697 18,623 72,799 84,667 303,047 800,789 3,333,517 13,031,021 and 143,341,231, with no remainder.

Since 143,341,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,341,231, 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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