Q: Is 15,060,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,060,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,060,042 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 15060042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 103 206 309 618 927 1,854 8,123 16,246 24,369 48,738 73,107 146,214 836,669 1,673,338 2,510,007 5,020,014 7,530,021 and 15,060,042, with no remainder.

Since 15,060,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,060,042, 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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