Q: Is 157,464 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 157,464 is not a prime number.

Why is 157,464 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 157464 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 81 108 162 216 243 324 486 648 729 972 1,458 1,944 2,187 2,916 4,374 5,832 6,561 8,748 13,122 17,496 19,683 26,244 39,366 52,488 78,732 and 157,464, with no remainder.

Since 157,464 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,464, 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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