Q: Is 15,006,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,006,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,006,005 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 15006005 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 23 35 49 115 161 245 805 1,127 2,663 5,635 13,315 18,641 61,249 93,205 130,487 306,245 428,743 652,435 2,143,715 3,001,201 and 15,006,005, with no remainder.

Since 15,006,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,006,005, 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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