Q: Is 143,968 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,968 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,968 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 143968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 88 176 352 409 818 1,636 3,272 4,499 6,544 8,998 13,088 17,996 35,992 71,984 and 143,968, with no remainder.

Since 143,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,968, 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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