Q: Is 55,998 a Prime Number?
A: No, 55,998 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 55998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 27 34 51 54 61 102 122 153 183 306 366 459 549 918 1,037 1,098 1,647 2,074 3,111 3,294 6,222 9,333 18,666 27,999 and 55,998, with no remainder.
Since 55,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,998, it is not a prime number.