Q: Is 56,560 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 56,560 is not a prime number.

Why is 56,560 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 56560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 56 70 80 101 112 140 202 280 404 505 560 707 808 1,010 1,414 1,616 2,020 2,828 3,535 4,040 5,656 7,070 8,080 11,312 14,140 28,280 and 56,560, with no remainder.

Since 56,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,560, 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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