Q: Is 15,001,252 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,001,252 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,001,252 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 15001252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 49 98 196 76,537 153,074 306,148 535,759 1,071,518 2,143,036 3,750,313 7,500,626 and 15,001,252, with no remainder.

Since 15,001,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,001,252, 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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