Q: Is 155,252,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 155,252,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 155,252,740 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 155252740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 37 74 148 185 370 740 209,801 419,602 839,204 1,049,005 2,098,010 4,196,020 7,762,637 15,525,274 31,050,548 38,813,185 77,626,370 and 155,252,740, with no remainder.

Since 155,252,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 155,252,740, 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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