Q: Is 55,500,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,500,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,500,005 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 55500005 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 55 97 101 103 485 505 515 1,067 1,111 1,133 5,335 5,555 5,665 9,797 9,991 10,403 48,985 49,955 52,015 107,767 109,901 114,433 538,835 549,505 572,165 1,009,091 5,045,455 11,100,001 and 55,500,005, with no remainder.

Since 55,500,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,500,005, 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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