Q: Is 150,579 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 150,579 is not a prime number.

Why is 150,579 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 150579 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 13 27 33 39 81 99 117 143 169 297 351 429 507 891 1,053 1,287 1,521 1,859 3,861 4,563 5,577 11,583 13,689 16,731 50,193 and 150,579, with no remainder.

Since 150,579 cannot be divided by just 1 and 150,579, 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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