Q: Is 55,040 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,040 is a composite number.

Why is 55,040 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 55,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 43 64 80 86 128 160 172 215 256 320 344 430 640 688 860 1,280 1,376 1,720 2,752 3,440 5,504 6,880 11,008 13,760 27,520 and 55,040, with no remainder.

Since 55,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,040, 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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