Q: Is 55,200 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,200 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,200 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 55200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 25 30 32 40 46 48 50 60 69 75 80 92 96 100 115 120 138 150 160 184 200 230 240 276 300 345 368 400 460 480 552 575 600 690 736 800 920 1,104 1,150 1,200 1,380 1,725 1,840 2,208 2,300 2,400 2,760 3,450 3,680 4,600 5,520 6,900 9,200 11,040 13,800 18,400 27,600 and 55,200, with no remainder.

Since 55,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,200, it is not a prime number.


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