Q: Is 55,438,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,438,420 is a composite number.

Why is 55,438,420 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 55,438,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 137 274 548 685 1,370 2,740 20,233 40,466 80,932 101,165 202,330 404,660 2,771,921 5,543,842 11,087,684 13,859,605 27,719,210 and 55,438,420, with no remainder.

Since 55,438,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,438,420, 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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