Q: Is 55,138,017 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,138,017 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,138,017 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 55138017 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 239 717 2,629 6,991 7,887 20,973 76,901 230,703 1,670,849 5,012,547 18,379,339 and 55,138,017, with no remainder.

Since 55,138,017 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,138,017, 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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