Q: Is 55,501,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,501,240 is a composite number.

Why is 55,501,240 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 55,501,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 1,387,531 2,775,062 5,550,124 6,937,655 11,100,248 13,875,310 27,750,620 and 55,501,240, with no remainder.

Since 55,501,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,501,240, 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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