Q: Is 85,500,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 85,500,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 85,500,002 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 85500002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 49 98 157 314 1,099 2,198 5,557 7,693 11,114 15,386 38,899 77,798 272,293 544,586 872,449 1,744,898 6,107,143 12,214,286 42,750,001 and 85,500,002, with no remainder.

Since 85,500,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,500,002, 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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