Q: Is 143,700 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,700 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,700 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 143700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 150 300 479 958 1,437 1,916 2,395 2,874 4,790 5,748 7,185 9,580 11,975 14,370 23,950 28,740 35,925 47,900 71,850 and 143,700, with no remainder.

Since 143,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,700, it is not a prime number.


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