Q: Is 143,446,947 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,446,947 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,446,947 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 143446947 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 617 1,851 4,319 11,071 12,957 33,213 77,497 232,491 6,830,807 20,492,421 47,815,649 and 143,446,947, with no remainder.

Since 143,446,947 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,446,947, 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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