Q: Is 143,600 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,600 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,600 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 143600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 200 359 400 718 1,436 1,795 2,872 3,590 5,744 7,180 8,975 14,360 17,950 28,720 35,900 71,800 and 143,600, with no remainder.

Since 143,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,600, 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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