Q: Is 55,165,149 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,165,149 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,165,149 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 55165149 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 117 169 507 1,521 36,269 108,807 326,421 471,497 1,414,491 4,243,473 6,129,461 18,388,383 and 55,165,149, with no remainder.

Since 55,165,149 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,165,149, 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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