Q: Is 143,431,029 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,431,029 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,431,029 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 143431029 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 109 327 763 981 2,289 6,867 20,887 62,661 146,209 187,983 438,627 1,315,881 2,276,683 6,830,049 15,936,781 20,490,147 47,810,343 and 143,431,029, with no remainder.

Since 143,431,029 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,431,029, 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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