Q: Is 152,508 a Prime Number?

A: No, 152,508 is not a prime number.

Why is 152,508 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 152508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 71 142 179 213 284 358 426 537 716 852 1,074 2,148 12,709 25,418 38,127 50,836 76,254 and 152,508, with no remainder.

Since 152,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 152,508, it is not a prime number.

Number	152,506	152,507	152,509	152,510
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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