Q: Is 157,437 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 157,437 is not a prime number.

Why is 157,437 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 157437 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 17 21 27 49 51 63 119 147 153 189 343 357 441 459 833 1,029 1,071 1,323 2,499 3,087 3,213 5,831 7,497 9,261 17,493 22,491 52,479 and 157,437, with no remainder.

Since 157,437 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,437, 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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