Q: Is 55,536 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,536 is a composite number.

Why is 55,536 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 55,536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 39 48 52 78 89 104 156 178 208 267 312 356 534 624 712 1,068 1,157 1,424 2,136 2,314 3,471 4,272 4,628 6,942 9,256 13,884 18,512 27,768 and 55,536, with no remainder.

Since 55,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,536, it is a composite number.


More Examples

Number 55,53455,53555,53755,538
Composite? yesyesyesyes
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 55,536:


Ask a Question