Q: Is 55,140 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,140 is a composite number.

Why is 55,140 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 55,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 919 1,838 2,757 3,676 4,595 5,514 9,190 11,028 13,785 18,380 27,570 and 55,140, with no remainder.

Since 55,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,140, 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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