Q: Is 55,560 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,560 is a composite number.

Why is 55,560 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 55,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 463 926 1,389 1,852 2,315 2,778 3,704 4,630 5,556 6,945 9,260 11,112 13,890 18,520 27,780 and 55,560, with no remainder.

Since 55,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,560, 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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