Q: Is 143,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,704 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 143704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 23 44 46 71 88 92 142 184 253 284 506 568 781 1,012 1,562 1,633 2,024 3,124 3,266 6,248 6,532 13,064 17,963 35,926 71,852 and 143,704, with no remainder.

Since 143,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,704, 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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