Q: Is 55,742,645 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,742,645 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,742,645 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 55742645 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 35 49 245 343 1,715 32,503 162,515 227,521 1,137,605 1,592,647 7,963,235 11,148,529 and 55,742,645, with no remainder.

Since 55,742,645 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,742,645, 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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