Q: Is 13,042,548 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 13,042,548 is not a prime number.

Why is 13,042,548 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 13042548 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 362,293 724,586 1,086,879 1,449,172 2,173,758 3,260,637 4,347,516 6,521,274 and 13,042,548, with no remainder.

Since 13,042,548 cannot be divided by just 1 and 13,042,548, 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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