It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 55 223 is not a prime number.
For example, 55 223 can be divided by 7: 55 223 / 7 = 7 889.
For 55 223 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 55 223 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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55 223 is an odd number, because it is not evenly divisible by 2.
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A number is a perfect square (or a square number) if its square root is an integer; that is to say, it is the product of an integer with itself. Here, the square root of 55 223 is about 234.996.
Thus, the square root of 55 223 is not an integer, and therefore 55 223 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 55 223) is the result of the product of this number (55 223) by itself (i.e., 55 223 × 55 223); the square of 55 223 is sometimes called "raising 55 223 to the power 2", or "55 223 squared".
The square of 55 223 is 3 049 579 729 because 55 223 × 55 223 = 55 2232 = 3 049 579 729.
As a consequence, 55 223 is the square root of 3 049 579 729.
The multiples of 55 223 are all integers evenly divisible by 55 223, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 55 223 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 55 223. The smallest multiples of 55 223 are: