Q: Is 143,746,734 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,746,734 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,746,734 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 143746734 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 1,041,643 2,083,286 3,124,929 6,249,858 23,957,789 47,915,578 71,873,367 and 143,746,734, with no remainder.

Since 143,746,734 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,746,734, 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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