Q: Is 55,696 a Prime Number?
A: No, 55,696 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 55696 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 59 118 236 472 944 3,481 6,962 13,924 27,848 and 55,696, with no remainder.
Since 55,696 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,696, it is not a prime number.