Q: Is 55,360 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,360 is a composite number.

Why is 55,360 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 55,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 160 173 320 346 692 865 1,384 1,730 2,768 3,460 5,536 6,920 11,072 13,840 27,680 and 55,360, with no remainder.

Since 55,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,360, 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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