Q: Is 55,080 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,080 is a composite number.

Why is 55,080 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 55,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 24 27 30 34 36 40 45 51 54 60 68 72 81 85 90 102 108 120 135 136 153 162 170 180 204 216 255 270 306 324 340 360 405 408 459 510 540 612 648 680 765 810 918 1,020 1,080 1,224 1,377 1,530 1,620 1,836 2,040 2,295 2,754 3,060 3,240 3,672 4,590 5,508 6,120 6,885 9,180 11,016 13,770 18,360 27,540 and 55,080, with no remainder.

Since 55,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,080, 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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