Q: Is 55,575 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,575 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,575 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 55575 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 13 15 19 25 39 45 57 65 75 95 117 171 195 225 247 285 325 475 585 741 855 975 1,235 1,425 2,223 2,925 3,705 4,275 6,175 11,115 18,525 and 55,575, with no remainder.

Since 55,575 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,575, 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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