Q: Is 155,750,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 155,750,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 155,750,872 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 155750872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 68 136 1,145,227 2,290,454 4,580,908 9,161,816 19,468,859 38,937,718 77,875,436 and 155,750,872, with no remainder.

Since 155,750,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 155,750,872, 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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