Q: Is 557,560,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 557,560,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 557,560,002 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 557560002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 181 362 543 1,086 513,407 1,026,814 1,540,221 3,080,442 92,926,667 185,853,334 278,780,001 and 557,560,002, with no remainder.

Since 557,560,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 557,560,002, 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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