Q: Is 55,138,014 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,138,014 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,138,014 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 55138014 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 653 1,306 1,959 3,918 4,691 5,877 9,382 11,754 14,073 28,146 42,219 84,438 3,063,223 6,126,446 9,189,669 18,379,338 27,569,007 and 55,138,014, with no remainder.

Since 55,138,014 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,138,014, 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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