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13 is a prime number from 1-100. 13 is prime because it only has 2 factors, 1 and 13. It is said to be an unlucky number, and is skipped in some systems that use numbers, such as elevators. It is the sixth prime number, and the sixth prime number between 1 and 100. The primorial of 13 is 30,030.

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Proofs[]

  • — 13 is divisible by 1.
  • — 13 is not divisible by 2-12.
  • — 13 is divisible by 13.
  • Therefore, it has 2 factors and is prime.

As an Exponent of Mersenne Number[]

213 - 1, which is the number 8,191, is a prime number. It is the 5th Mersenne prime.

​Relationship with other odd numbers[]

The numbers before[]

  • 7 is the second previous prime number.
    • The difference between 13 and 7 is 6. Therefore, they are sexy primes.
  • 9 is the first odd composite number and the second non-trivial square number.
  • 11 is the previous prime number.
    • There are no odd numbers between 11 and 13. As a result, they are twin primes.

The numbers after[]

  • The next odd number, 15, is the second composite number. It is divisible by 3 and 5.
  • 17 is the next prime number.
    • The difference between 17 and 13 is 4. Therefore, they are cousin primes.
  • 19 is the second next prime number.
    • The difference between 19 and 13 is 6. Therefore, they are sexy primes.

Trivia[]

  • The fear of the number 13 is called triskaidekaphobia, which was founded in 1911. It is also a reason for the fear of Friday the 13th, which is often considered an unlucky day.
  • 13 and 11 are the only pair of two prime quadruplets. [5, 7, 11, 13] and [11, 13, 17, 19].
  • There are only three consecutive prime numbers that end with the same last digit and are separated by 10, they are [3,13,23]. After that, it becomes impossible because every 3rd positive integer is composite since it is a multiple of 3.
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