Q: Is 55,742,427 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,742,427 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,742,427 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 55742427 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 117 347 1,041 1,373 3,123 4,119 4,511 12,357 13,533 17,849 40,599 53,547 160,641 476,431 1,429,293 4,287,879 6,193,603 18,580,809 and 55,742,427, with no remainder.

Since 55,742,427 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,742,427, 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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