Q: Is 143,700,850 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,700,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,700,850 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 143700850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 619 1,238 3,095 4,643 6,190 9,286 15,475 23,215 30,950 46,430 116,075 232,150 2,874,017 5,748,034 14,370,085 28,740,170 71,850,425 and 143,700,850, with no remainder.

Since 143,700,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,700,850, 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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