Q: Is 143,502,045 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,502,045 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,502,045 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 143502045 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 47 141 235 705 203,549 610,647 1,017,745 3,053,235 9,566,803 28,700,409 47,834,015 and 143,502,045, with no remainder.

Since 143,502,045 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,502,045, 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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