Q: Is 55,500,498 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,500,498 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,500,498 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 55500498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 1,027,787 2,055,574 3,083,361 6,166,722 9,250,083 18,500,166 27,750,249 and 55,500,498, with no remainder.

Since 55,500,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,500,498, 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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