Q: Is 150,255 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 150,255 is not a prime number.

Why is 150,255 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 150255 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 27 35 45 53 63 81 105 135 159 189 265 315 371 405 477 567 795 945 1,113 1,431 1,855 2,385 2,835 3,339 4,293 5,565 7,155 10,017 16,695 21,465 30,051 50,085 and 150,255, with no remainder.

Since 150,255 cannot be divided by just 1 and 150,255, it is not a prime number.


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