Q: Is 55,120 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,120 is a composite number.

Why is 55,120 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 55,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 40 52 53 65 80 104 106 130 208 212 260 265 424 520 530 689 848 1,040 1,060 1,378 2,120 2,756 3,445 4,240 5,512 6,890 11,024 13,780 27,560 and 55,120, with no remainder.

Since 55,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,120, 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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