Q: Is 15,231,321 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,231,321 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,231,321 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 15231321 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 63 81 189 567 26,863 80,589 188,041 241,767 564,123 725,301 1,692,369 2,175,903 5,077,107 and 15,231,321, with no remainder.

Since 15,231,321 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,231,321, 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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