Q: Is 155,015,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 155,015,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 155,015,142 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 155015142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 53 106 159 318 487,469 974,938 1,462,407 2,924,814 25,835,857 51,671,714 77,507,571 and 155,015,142, with no remainder.

Since 155,015,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 155,015,142, 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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