Q: Is 55,008 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,008 is a composite number.

Why is 55,008 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 55,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 191 288 382 573 764 1,146 1,528 1,719 2,292 3,056 3,438 4,584 6,112 6,876 9,168 13,752 18,336 27,504 and 55,008, with no remainder.

Since 55,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,008, 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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