Q: Is 15,000,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,000,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,000,072 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 15000072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 113 226 339 452 678 904 1,356 2,712 5,531 11,062 16,593 22,124 33,186 44,248 66,372 132,744 625,003 1,250,006 1,875,009 2,500,012 3,750,018 5,000,024 7,500,036 and 15,000,072, with no remainder.

Since 15,000,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,000,072, 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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