Q: Is 55,404 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,404 is a composite number.

Why is 55,404 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 55,404 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 19 27 36 38 54 57 76 81 108 114 162 171 228 243 324 342 486 513 684 729 972 1,026 1,458 1,539 2,052 2,916 3,078 4,617 6,156 9,234 13,851 18,468 27,702 and 55,404, with no remainder.

Since 55,404 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,404, 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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