Q: Is 13,608 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 13,608 is not a prime number.

Why is 13,608 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 13608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 54 56 63 72 81 84 108 126 162 168 189 216 243 252 324 378 486 504 567 648 756 972 1,134 1,512 1,701 1,944 2,268 3,402 4,536 6,804 and 13,608, with no remainder.

Since 13,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 13,608, it is not a prime number.


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