Q: Is 157,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 157,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 157,480 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 157480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 31 40 62 124 127 155 248 254 310 508 620 635 1,016 1,240 1,270 2,540 3,937 5,080 7,874 15,748 19,685 31,496 39,370 78,740 and 157,480, with no remainder.

Since 157,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,480, 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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