Q: Is 150,742,422 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 150,742,422 is not a prime number.

Why is 150,742,422 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 150742422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 109 218 327 654 981 1,962 76,831 153,662 230,493 460,986 691,479 1,382,958 8,374,579 16,749,158 25,123,737 50,247,474 75,371,211 and 150,742,422, with no remainder.

Since 150,742,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 150,742,422, 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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