Q: Is 559,559 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 559,559 is not a prime number.

Why is 559,559 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 559559 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 13 43 77 91 143 169 301 473 559 1,001 1,183 1,859 3,311 3,913 6,149 7,267 13,013 43,043 50,869 79,937 and 559,559, with no remainder.

Since 559,559 cannot be divided by just 1 and 559,559, 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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