Q: Is 15,008,118 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,008,118 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,008,118 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 15008118 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 43 86 129 258 58,171 116,342 174,513 349,026 2,501,353 5,002,706 7,504,059 and 15,008,118, with no remainder.

Since 15,008,118 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,008,118, 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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