Q: Is 143,423,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,423,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,423,004 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 143423004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 83 166 249 332 498 996 143,999 287,998 431,997 575,996 863,994 1,727,988 11,951,917 23,903,834 35,855,751 47,807,668 71,711,502 and 143,423,004, with no remainder.

Since 143,423,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,423,004, 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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