Q: Is 13,996,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 13,996,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 13,996,998 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 13996998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 389 778 1,167 1,999 2,334 3,501 3,998 5,997 7,002 11,994 17,991 35,982 777,611 1,555,222 2,332,833 4,665,666 6,998,499 and 13,996,998, with no remainder.

Since 13,996,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 13,996,998, 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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