Q: Is 15,000,015 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,000,015 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,000,015 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 15000015 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 101 303 505 1,515 9,901 29,703 49,505 148,515 1,000,001 3,000,003 5,000,005 and 15,000,015, with no remainder.

Since 15,000,015 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,000,015, 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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