Q: Is 15,007,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,007,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,007,216 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 15007216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 133,993 267,986 535,972 937,951 1,071,944 1,875,902 2,143,888 3,751,804 7,503,608 and 15,007,216, with no remainder.

Since 15,007,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,007,216, 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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