Q: Is 155,517,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 155,517,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 155,517,842 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 155517842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 43 86 691 1,382 2,617 5,234 29,713 59,426 112,531 225,062 1,808,347 3,616,694 77,758,921 and 155,517,842, with no remainder.

Since 155,517,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 155,517,842, 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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