Q: Is 55,704 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,704 is a composite number.

Why is 55,704 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 55,704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 44 66 88 132 211 264 422 633 844 1,266 1,688 2,321 2,532 4,642 5,064 6,963 9,284 13,926 18,568 27,852 and 55,704, with no remainder.

Since 55,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,704, 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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