Q: Is 15,870 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,870 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,870 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 15870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 23 30 46 69 115 138 230 345 529 690 1,058 1,587 2,645 3,174 5,290 7,935 and 15,870, with no remainder.

Since 15,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,870, 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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