Q: Is 15,661,009 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,661,009 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,661,009 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 15661009 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 91 113 791 1,469 1,523 10,283 10,661 19,799 138,593 172,099 1,204,693 2,237,287 and 15,661,009, with no remainder.

Since 15,661,009 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,661,009, 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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