Q: Is 15,000,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,000,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,000,008 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 15000008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 971 1,931 1,942 3,862 3,884 7,724 7,768 15,448 1,875,001 3,750,002 7,500,004 and 15,000,008, with no remainder.

Since 15,000,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,000,008, 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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