Q: Is 15,008,973 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,008,973 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,008,973 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 15008973 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 79 83 109 237 249 327 553 581 763 1,659 1,743 2,289 6,557 8,611 9,047 19,671 25,833 27,141 45,899 60,277 63,329 137,697 180,831 189,987 714,713 2,144,139 5,002,991 and 15,008,973, with no remainder.

Since 15,008,973 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,008,973, 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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