Q: Is 15,730,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,730,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,730,002 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 15730002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 43 86 129 258 387 774 20,323 40,646 60,969 121,938 182,907 365,814 873,889 1,747,778 2,621,667 5,243,334 7,865,001 and 15,730,002, with no remainder.

Since 15,730,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,730,002, 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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