Q: Is 155,551,508 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 155,551,508 is not a prime number.

Why is 155,551,508 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 155551508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 743 1,486 2,972 5,201 7,477 10,402 14,954 20,804 29,908 52,339 104,678 209,356 5,555,411 11,110,822 22,221,644 38,887,877 77,775,754 and 155,551,508, with no remainder.

Since 155,551,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 155,551,508, 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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