Q: Is 442,143 a Prime Number?

A: No, 442,143 is not a prime number.

Why is 442,143 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 442143 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 117 3,779 11,337 34,011 49,127 147,381 and 442,143, with no remainder.

Since 442,143 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,143, it is not a prime number.

Number	442,141	442,142	442,144	442,145
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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