Q: Is 55,055,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,055,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,055,001 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 55055001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 37 47 61 111 141 173 183 519 1,739 2,257 2,867 5,217 6,401 6,771 8,131 8,601 10,553 19,203 24,393 31,659 106,079 300,847 318,237 390,461 495,991 902,541 1,171,383 1,487,973 18,351,667 and 55,055,001, with no remainder.

Since 55,055,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,055,001, 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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