Q: Is 55,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,728 is a composite number.

Why is 55,728 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 55,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 43 48 54 72 81 86 108 129 144 162 172 216 258 324 344 387 432 516 648 688 774 1,032 1,161 1,296 1,548 2,064 2,322 3,096 3,483 4,644 6,192 6,966 9,288 13,932 18,576 27,864 and 55,728, with no remainder.

Since 55,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,728, 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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