Q: Is 15,123,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,123,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,123,048 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 15123048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 630,127 1,260,254 1,890,381 2,520,508 3,780,762 5,041,016 7,561,524 and 15,123,048, with no remainder.

Since 15,123,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,123,048, 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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