Q: Is 505,505 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 505,505 is not a prime number.

Why is 505,505 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 505505 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 11 13 35 55 65 77 91 101 143 385 455 505 707 715 1,001 1,111 1,313 3,535 5,005 5,555 6,565 7,777 9,191 14,443 38,885 45,955 72,215 101,101 and 505,505, with no remainder.

Since 505,505 cannot be divided by just 1 and 505,505, 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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