Q: Is 55,140,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,140,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,140,024 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 55140024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 47 94 141 188 282 376 564 1,128 48,883 97,766 146,649 195,532 293,298 391,064 586,596 1,173,192 2,297,501 4,595,002 6,892,503 9,190,004 13,785,006 18,380,008 27,570,012 and 55,140,024, with no remainder.

Since 55,140,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,140,024, 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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