Q: Is 55,558,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,558,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,558,005 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 55558005 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 677 2,031 3,385 5,471 10,155 16,413 27,355 82,065 3,703,867 11,111,601 18,519,335 and 55,558,005, with no remainder.

Since 55,558,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,558,005, 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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