Q: Is 143,988 a Prime Number?
A: No, 143,988 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 143988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 71 78 142 156 169 213 284 338 426 507 676 852 923 1,014 1,846 2,028 2,769 3,692 5,538 11,076 11,999 23,998 35,997 47,996 71,994 and 143,988, with no remainder.
Since 143,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,988, it is not a prime number.