Q: Is 143,488 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,488 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,488 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 143488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 19 32 38 59 64 76 118 128 152 236 304 472 608 944 1,121 1,216 1,888 2,242 2,432 3,776 4,484 7,552 8,968 17,936 35,872 71,744 and 143,488, with no remainder.

Since 143,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,488, it is not a prime number.


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