Q: Is 55,642 a Prime Number?
A: No, 55,642 is not a prime number.
A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.
The number 55642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 43 86 647 1,294 27,821 and 55,642, with no remainder.
Since 55,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,642, it is not a prime number.