Q: Is 55,024 a Prime Number?

A: No, 55,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,024 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 55024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 19 38 76 152 181 304 362 724 1,448 2,896 3,439 6,878 13,756 27,512 and 55,024, with no remainder.

Since 55,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,024, it is not a prime number.

Number	55,022	55,023	55,025	55,026
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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