Q: Is 155,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 155,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 155,988 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 155988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 619 1,238 1,857 2,476 3,714 4,333 5,571 7,428 8,666 11,142 12,999 17,332 22,284 25,998 38,997 51,996 77,994 and 155,988, with no remainder.

Since 155,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 155,988, 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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