Q: Is 143,344,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,344,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,344,242 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 143344242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 243 486 294,947 589,894 884,841 1,769,682 2,654,523 5,309,046 7,963,569 15,927,138 23,890,707 47,781,414 71,672,121 and 143,344,242, with no remainder.

Since 143,344,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,344,242, 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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