Q: Is 55,640 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,640 is a composite number.

Why is 55,640 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 55,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 26 40 52 65 104 107 130 214 260 428 520 535 856 1,070 1,391 2,140 2,782 4,280 5,564 6,955 11,128 13,910 27,820 and 55,640, with no remainder.

Since 55,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,640, 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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