Q: Is 15,421,748 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,421,748 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,421,748 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 15421748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 37 74 79 148 158 316 1,319 2,638 2,923 5,276 5,846 11,692 48,803 97,606 104,201 195,212 208,402 416,804 3,855,437 7,710,874 and 15,421,748, with no remainder.

Since 15,421,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,421,748, 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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