Q: Is 55,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,980 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 55980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 311 622 933 1,244 1,555 1,866 2,799 3,110 3,732 4,665 5,598 6,220 9,330 11,196 13,995 18,660 27,990 and 55,980, with no remainder.

Since 55,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,980, 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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