Q: Is 150,213,501 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 150,213,501 is not a prime number.

Why is 150,213,501 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 150213501 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 53 159 477 1,431 104,971 314,913 944,739 2,834,217 5,563,463 16,690,389 50,071,167 and 150,213,501, with no remainder.

Since 150,213,501 cannot be divided by just 1 and 150,213,501, 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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