Q: Is 143,948 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,948 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,948 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 143948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 53 97 106 194 212 371 388 679 742 1,358 1,484 2,716 5,141 10,282 20,564 35,987 71,974 and 143,948, with no remainder.

Since 143,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,948, it is not a prime number.


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