Q: Is 157,137,999 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 157,137,999 is not a prime number.

Why is 157,137,999 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 157137999 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 57 151 453 2,869 8,607 18,257 54,771 346,883 1,040,649 2,756,807 8,270,421 52,379,333 and 157,137,999, with no remainder.

Since 157,137,999 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,137,999, 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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