Q: Is 143,892 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 143,892 is not a prime number.

Why is 143,892 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 143892 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 571 1,142 1,713 2,284 3,426 3,997 5,139 6,852 7,994 10,278 11,991 15,988 20,556 23,982 35,973 47,964 71,946 and 143,892, with no remainder.

Since 143,892 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,892, 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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