Q: Is 13,241,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 13,241,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 13,241,142 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 13241142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 163 326 489 978 1,467 2,934 4,513 9,026 13,539 27,078 40,617 81,234 735,619 1,471,238 2,206,857 4,413,714 6,620,571 and 13,241,142, with no remainder.

Since 13,241,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 13,241,142, 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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