Q: Is 156,429 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 156,429 is not a prime number.

Why is 156,429 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 156429 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 13 21 39 63 91 117 191 273 573 819 1,337 1,719 2,483 4,011 7,449 12,033 17,381 22,347 52,143 and 156,429, with no remainder.

Since 156,429 cannot be divided by just 1 and 156,429, 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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