Q: Is 143,956 a Prime Number?
A: No, 143,956 is 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 143956 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 29 34 58 68 73 116 146 292 493 986 1,241 1,972 2,117 2,482 4,234 4,964 8,468 35,989 71,978 and 143,956, with no remainder.
Since 143,956 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,956, it is not a prime number.