Q: Is 15,000,138 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,000,138 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,000,138 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 15000138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 173 346 519 1,038 1,557 3,114 4,817 9,634 14,451 28,902 43,353 86,706 833,341 1,666,682 2,500,023 5,000,046 7,500,069 and 15,000,138, with no remainder.

Since 15,000,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,000,138, 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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