Q: Is 55,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,000 is a composite number.

Why is 55,000 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 55,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 88 100 110 125 200 220 250 275 440 500 550 625 1,000 1,100 1,250 1,375 2,200 2,500 2,750 5,000 5,500 6,875 11,000 13,750 27,500 and 55,000, with no remainder.

Since 55,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,000, it is a composite 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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