Q: Is 143,512,947 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,512,947 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,512,947 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 143512947 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 57 171 419 1,257 2,003 3,771 6,009 7,961 18,027 23,883 38,057 71,649 114,171 342,513 839,257 2,517,771 7,553,313 15,945,883 47,837,649 and 143,512,947, with no remainder.

Since 143,512,947 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,512,947, it is not a prime number.


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Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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