Q: Is 157,880 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 157,880 is not a prime number.

Why is 157,880 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 157880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 3,947 7,894 15,788 19,735 31,576 39,470 78,940 and 157,880, with no remainder.

Since 157,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,880, 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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