Q: Is 157,020 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 157,020 is not a prime number.

Why is 157,020 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 157020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 2,617 5,234 7,851 10,468 13,085 15,702 26,170 31,404 39,255 52,340 78,510 and 157,020, with no remainder.

Since 157,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,020, it is not a prime number.


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