Q: Is 150,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 150,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 150,500 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 150500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 43 50 70 86 100 125 140 172 175 215 250 301 350 430 500 602 700 860 875 1,075 1,204 1,505 1,750 2,150 3,010 3,500 4,300 5,375 6,020 7,525 10,750 15,050 21,500 30,100 37,625 75,250 and 150,500, with no remainder.

Since 150,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 150,500, 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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