Q: Is 157,662 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 157,662 is not a prime number.

Why is 157,662 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 157662 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 38 57 114 171 342 461 922 1,383 2,766 4,149 8,298 8,759 17,518 26,277 52,554 78,831 and 157,662, with no remainder.

Since 157,662 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,662, 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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