Q: Is 5,055,555 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,055,555 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,055,555 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 5055555 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 47 71 101 141 213 235 303 355 505 705 1,065 1,515 3,337 4,747 7,171 10,011 14,241 16,685 21,513 23,735 35,855 50,055 71,205 107,565 337,037 1,011,111 1,685,185 and 5,055,555, with no remainder.

Since 5,055,555 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,055,555, 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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