Q: Is 155,331,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 155,331,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 155,331,542 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 155331542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 59 118 223 446 5,903 11,806 13,157 26,314 348,277 696,554 1,316,369 2,632,738 77,665,771 and 155,331,542, with no remainder.

Since 155,331,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 155,331,542, 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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