Q: Is 143,982 a Prime Number?
A: No, 143,982 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 143982 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 38 57 114 171 342 421 842 1,263 2,526 3,789 7,578 7,999 15,998 23,997 47,994 71,991 and 143,982, with no remainder.
Since 143,982 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,982, it is not a prime number.