Q: Is 55,566 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,566 is a composite number.

Why is 55,566 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 55,566 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 49 54 63 81 98 126 147 162 189 294 343 378 441 567 686 882 1,029 1,134 1,323 2,058 2,646 3,087 3,969 6,174 7,938 9,261 18,522 27,783 and 55,566, with no remainder.

Since 55,566 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,566, 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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