Q: Is 13,042,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 13,042,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 13,042,242 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 13042242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 27 46 54 69 138 207 414 621 1,242 10,501 21,002 31,503 63,006 94,509 189,018 241,523 283,527 483,046 567,054 724,569 1,449,138 2,173,707 4,347,414 6,521,121 and 13,042,242, with no remainder.

Since 13,042,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 13,042,242, 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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