Q: Is 143,926,821 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,926,821 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,926,821 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 143926821 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 197 591 1,773 5,319 27,059 81,177 243,531 730,593 5,330,623 15,991,869 47,975,607 and 143,926,821, with no remainder.

Since 143,926,821 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,926,821, 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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