Q: Is 55,501,155 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,501,155 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,501,155 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 55501155 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 61 183 305 549 915 2,745 20,219 60,657 101,095 181,971 303,285 909,855 1,233,359 3,700,077 6,166,795 11,100,231 18,500,385 and 55,501,155, with no remainder.

Since 55,501,155 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,501,155, 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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