Q: Is 15,000,006 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,000,006 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,000,006 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 15000006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 19 21 38 42 57 114 133 266 399 798 18,797 37,594 56,391 112,782 131,579 263,158 357,143 394,737 714,286 789,474 1,071,429 2,142,858 2,500,001 5,000,002 7,500,003 and 15,000,006, with no remainder.

Since 15,000,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,000,006, 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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