Q: Is 55,496 a Prime Number?
A: No, 55,496 is 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 55496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 991 1,982 3,964 6,937 7,928 13,874 27,748 and 55,496, with no remainder.
Since 55,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,496, it is not a prime number.