Q: Is 143,472 a Prime Number?
A: No, 143,472 is 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 143472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 49 56 61 84 98 112 122 147 168 183 196 244 294 336 366 392 427 488 588 732 784 854 976 1,176 1,281 1,464 1,708 2,352 2,562 2,928 2,989 3,416 5,124 5,978 6,832 8,967 10,248 11,956 17,934 20,496 23,912 35,868 47,824 71,736 and 143,472, with no remainder.
Since 143,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,472, it is not a prime number.