Q: Is 55,741,743 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,741,743 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,741,743 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 55741743 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 53 159 477 1,431 38,953 116,859 350,577 1,051,731 2,064,509 6,193,527 18,580,581 and 55,741,743, with no remainder.

Since 55,741,743 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,741,743, 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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