Q: Is 13,431,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 13,431,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 13,431,042 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 13431042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 248,723 497,446 746,169 1,492,338 2,238,507 4,477,014 6,715,521 and 13,431,042, with no remainder.

Since 13,431,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 13,431,042, 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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