Q: Is 55,944 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,944 is a composite number.

Why is 55,944 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 55,944 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 37 42 54 56 63 72 74 84 108 111 126 148 168 189 216 222 252 259 296 333 378 444 504 518 666 756 777 888 999 1,036 1,332 1,512 1,554 1,998 2,072 2,331 2,664 3,108 3,996 4,662 6,216 6,993 7,992 9,324 13,986 18,648 27,972 and 55,944, with no remainder.

Since 55,944 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,944, 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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