Q: Is 59,049,885 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 59,049,885 is not a prime number.

Why is 59,049,885 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 59049885 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 31 93 155 465 126,989 380,967 634,945 1,904,835 3,936,659 11,809,977 19,683,295 and 59,049,885, with no remainder.

Since 59,049,885 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,049,885, 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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