Q: Is 15,120,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,120,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,120,042 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 15120042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 157 314 471 942 1,099 2,198 2,293 3,297 4,586 6,594 6,879 13,758 16,051 32,102 48,153 96,306 360,001 720,002 1,080,003 2,160,006 2,520,007 5,040,014 7,560,021 and 15,120,042, with no remainder.

Since 15,120,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,120,042, 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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