Q: Is 143,992 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,992 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,992 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 143992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 41 82 164 328 439 878 1,756 3,512 17,999 35,998 71,996 and 143,992, with no remainder.

Since 143,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,992, it is not a prime number.


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Number 143,990143,991143,993143,994
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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