Q: Is 15,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,072 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 15072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 157 314 471 628 942 1,256 1,884 2,512 3,768 5,024 7,536 and 15,072, with no remainder.

Since 15,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,072, it is not a prime number.


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