Q: Is 59,120,255 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 59,120,255 is not a prime number.

Why is 59,120,255 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 59120255 can be evenly divided by 1 5 31 155 233 1,165 1,637 7,223 8,185 36,115 50,747 253,735 381,421 1,907,105 11,824,051 and 59,120,255, with no remainder.

Since 59,120,255 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,120,255, 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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