Q: Is 150,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 150,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 150,972 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 150972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 46 69 92 138 276 547 1,094 1,641 2,188 3,282 6,564 12,581 25,162 37,743 50,324 75,486 and 150,972, with no remainder.

Since 150,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 150,972, 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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