Q: Is 55,742,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,742,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,742,072 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 55742072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 131 262 524 1,048 53,189 106,378 212,756 425,512 6,967,759 13,935,518 27,871,036 and 55,742,072, with no remainder.

Since 55,742,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,742,072, 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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