Q: Is 355,000,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 355,000,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 355,000,002 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 355000002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 43 49 86 98 129 147 258 294 301 602 903 1,806 2,107 4,214 6,321 12,642 28,081 56,162 84,243 168,486 196,567 393,134 589,701 1,179,402 1,207,483 1,375,969 2,414,966 2,751,938 3,622,449 4,127,907 7,244,898 8,255,814 8,452,381 16,904,762 25,357,143 50,714,286 59,166,667 118,333,334 177,500,001 and 355,000,002, with no remainder.

Since 355,000,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 355,000,002, 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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