What am I doing wrong with the AMU conversion?

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Homework Statement


Determine the mass defect of the nucleus for cobalt 5927Co, which has an atomic mass of 58.933 198 u. Express your answer in AMU and Kg.

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How do I get the AMU? Or Atomic Mass Unit?

The Attempt at a Solution


Ok, so I solved the answer in Kg. The answer in Kg is 8.999737e-28 Kg (This answer is correct). And I need to provide the answer in Atomic Mass Units also. I know the conversion factor is 1 amu = 1.6605e-27 Kg. My answer is .5419895815, but Webassign is not accepting the answer. Please help.
 
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The number i plugged into webassign is the Kg divided by the conversion factor...