Q: Is 55,188 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,188 is a composite number.

Why is 55,188 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 55,188 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 42 54 63 73 84 108 126 146 189 219 252 292 378 438 511 657 756 876 1,022 1,314 1,533 1,971 2,044 2,628 3,066 3,942 4,599 6,132 7,884 9,198 13,797 18,396 27,594 and 55,188, with no remainder.

Since 55,188 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,188, 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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