Q: Is 789,157 a Prime Number?

A: No, 789,157 is not a prime number.

Why is 789,157 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 789157 can be evenly divided by 1 17 61 761 1,037 12,937 46,421 and 789,157, with no remainder.

Since 789,157 cannot be divided by just 1 and 789,157, it is not a prime number.

Number	789,155	789,156	789,158	789,159
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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