Q: Is 157,200 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 157,200 is not a prime number.

Why is 157,200 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 157200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 131 150 200 240 262 300 393 400 524 600 655 786 1,048 1,200 1,310 1,572 1,965 2,096 2,620 3,144 3,275 3,930 5,240 6,288 6,550 7,860 9,825 10,480 13,100 15,720 19,650 26,200 31,440 39,300 52,400 78,600 and 157,200, with no remainder.

Since 157,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,200, it is not a prime number.


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