Q: Is 55,520,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,520,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,520,003 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 55520003 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 59 77 101 121 413 649 707 847 1,111 1,331 4,543 5,959 7,139 7,777 9,317 12,221 41,713 49,973 65,549 78,529 85,547 134,431 458,843 549,703 721,039 941,017 5,047,273 7,931,429 and 55,520,003, with no remainder.

Since 55,520,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,520,003, 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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