Q: Is 472,155,555 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 472,155,555 is not a prime number.

Why is 472,155,555 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 472155555 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 61 183 305 915 516,017 1,548,051 2,580,085 7,740,255 31,477,037 94,431,111 157,385,185 and 472,155,555, with no remainder.

Since 472,155,555 cannot be divided by just 1 and 472,155,555, 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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