Q: Is 15,457 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,457 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,457 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 15457 can be evenly divided by 1 13 29 41 377 533 1,189 and 15,457, with no remainder.

Since 15,457 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,457, 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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