Q: Is 157,504 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 157,504 is not a prime number.

Why is 157,504 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 157504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 23 32 46 64 92 107 184 214 368 428 736 856 1,472 1,712 2,461 3,424 4,922 6,848 9,844 19,688 39,376 78,752 and 157,504, with no remainder.

Since 157,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,504, 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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