Q: Is 15,001,021 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,001,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,001,021 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 15001021 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 37 119 259 629 3,407 4,403 23,849 57,919 126,059 405,433 882,413 2,143,003 and 15,001,021, with no remainder.

Since 15,001,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,001,021, 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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