Q: Is 55,488 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,488 is a composite number.

Why is 55,488 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 55,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 32 34 48 51 64 68 96 102 136 192 204 272 289 408 544 578 816 867 1,088 1,156 1,632 1,734 2,312 3,264 3,468 4,624 6,936 9,248 13,872 18,496 27,744 and 55,488, with no remainder.

Since 55,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,488, 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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