Q: Is 5,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,500 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 5500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 44 50 55 100 110 125 220 250 275 500 550 1,100 1,375 2,750 and 5,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,500, it is not a prime number.


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