Q: Is 55,745,421 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,745,421 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,745,421 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 55745421 can be evenly divided by 1 3 37 111 349 1,047 1,439 4,317 12,913 38,739 53,243 159,729 502,211 1,506,633 18,581,807 and 55,745,421, with no remainder.

Since 55,745,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,745,421, 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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