Q: Is 157,820 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 157,820 is not a prime number.

Why is 157,820 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 157820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 26 52 65 130 260 607 1,214 2,428 3,035 6,070 7,891 12,140 15,782 31,564 39,455 78,910 and 157,820, with no remainder.

Since 157,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,820, it is not a prime number.


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