Q: Is 55,420,017 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,420,017 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,420,017 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 55420017 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 19 51 57 323 969 57,193 171,579 972,281 1,086,667 2,916,843 3,260,001 18,473,339 and 55,420,017, with no remainder.

Since 55,420,017 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,420,017, 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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