Q: Is 553,555,509 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 553,555,509 is not a prime number.

Why is 553,555,509 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 553555509 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 29 39 87 377 1,131 489,439 1,468,317 6,362,707 14,193,731 19,088,121 42,581,193 184,518,503 and 553,555,509, with no remainder.

Since 553,555,509 cannot be divided by just 1 and 553,555,509, 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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