Q: Is 15,102,009 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,102,009 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,102,009 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 15102009 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 117 169 507 1,521 9,929 29,787 89,361 129,077 387,231 1,161,693 1,678,001 5,034,003 and 15,102,009, with no remainder.

Since 15,102,009 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,102,009, 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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