Q: Is 55,542,009 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,542,009 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,542,009 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 55542009 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 641 1,699 1,923 5,097 10,897 28,883 32,691 86,649 1,089,059 3,267,177 18,514,003 and 55,542,009, with no remainder.

Since 55,542,009 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,542,009, 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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