Q: Is 155,050,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 155,050,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 155,050,872 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 155050872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 6,460,453 12,920,906 19,381,359 25,841,812 38,762,718 51,683,624 77,525,436 and 155,050,872, with no remainder.

Since 155,050,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 155,050,872, 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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