Q: Is 55,402,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,402,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,402,004 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 55402004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 257 514 1,028 1,799 3,598 7,196 7,699 15,398 30,796 53,893 107,786 215,572 1,978,643 3,957,286 7,914,572 13,850,501 27,701,002 and 55,402,004, with no remainder.

Since 55,402,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,402,004, 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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