Q: Is 55,053,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,053,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,053,042 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 55053042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 834,137 1,668,274 2,502,411 5,004,822 9,175,507 18,351,014 27,526,521 and 55,053,042, with no remainder.

Since 55,053,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,053,042, 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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