Q: Is 55,856 a Prime Number?
A: No, 55,856 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 55856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 3,491 6,982 13,964 27,928 and 55,856, with no remainder.
Since 55,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,856, it is not a prime number.