Q: Is 15,012,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,012,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,012,012 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 15012012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 73 146 219 292 438 876 17,137 34,274 51,411 68,548 102,822 205,644 1,251,001 2,502,002 3,753,003 5,004,004 7,506,006 and 15,012,012, with no remainder.

Since 15,012,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,012,012, 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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