Q: Is 55,880 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,880 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,880 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 55880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 40 44 55 88 110 127 220 254 440 508 635 1,016 1,270 1,397 2,540 2,794 5,080 5,588 6,985 11,176 13,970 27,940 and 55,880, with no remainder.

Since 55,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,880, it is not a prime 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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