Q: Is 143,440,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,440,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,440,002 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 143440002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 43 86 129 258 387 774 185,323 370,646 555,969 1,111,938 1,667,907 3,335,814 7,968,889 15,937,778 23,906,667 47,813,334 71,720,001 and 143,440,002, with no remainder.

Since 143,440,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,440,002, it is not a prime number.


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