Q: Is 550,335,308 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 550,335,308 is not a prime number.

Why is 550,335,308 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 550335308 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 349 698 1,396 394,223 788,446 1,576,892 137,583,827 275,167,654 and 550,335,308, with no remainder.

Since 550,335,308 cannot be divided by just 1 and 550,335,308, 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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