Q: Is 15,431,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,431,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,431,004 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 15431004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 428,639 857,278 1,285,917 1,714,556 2,571,834 3,857,751 5,143,668 7,715,502 and 15,431,004, with no remainder.

Since 15,431,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,431,004, 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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