Q: Is 55,428 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,428 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,428 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 55428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 31 62 93 124 149 186 298 372 447 596 894 1,788 4,619 9,238 13,857 18,476 27,714 and 55,428, with no remainder.

Since 55,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,428, it is not a prime number.


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