Q: Is 55,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,480 is a composite number.

Why is 55,480 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 55,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 19 20 38 40 73 76 95 146 152 190 292 365 380 584 730 760 1,387 1,460 2,774 2,920 5,548 6,935 11,096 13,870 27,740 and 55,480, with no remainder.

Since 55,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,480, 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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