Q: Is 15,003,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,003,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,003,426 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 15003426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 37 38 57 74 111 114 222 703 1,406 2,109 3,557 4,218 7,114 10,671 21,342 67,583 131,609 135,166 202,749 263,218 394,827 405,498 789,654 2,500,571 5,001,142 7,501,713 and 15,003,426, with no remainder.

Since 15,003,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,003,426, 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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