Q: Is 15,060,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,060,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,060,003 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 15060003 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 49 53 147 159 371 1,113 1,933 2,597 5,799 7,791 13,531 40,593 94,717 102,449 284,151 307,347 717,143 2,151,429 5,020,001 and 15,060,003, with no remainder.

Since 15,060,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,060,003, 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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