Q: Is 43,003,143 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 43,003,143 is not a prime number.

Why is 43,003,143 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 43003143 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 29 81 87 261 783 2,349 18,307 54,921 164,763 494,289 530,903 1,482,867 1,592,709 4,778,127 14,334,381 and 43,003,143, with no remainder.

Since 43,003,143 cannot be divided by just 1 and 43,003,143, 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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