Q: Is 15,948 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,948 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,948 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 15948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 443 886 1,329 1,772 2,658 3,987 5,316 7,974 and 15,948, with no remainder.

Since 15,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,948, 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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