Q: Is 55,100 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,100 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,100 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 55100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 25 29 38 50 58 76 95 100 116 145 190 290 380 475 551 580 725 950 1,102 1,450 1,900 2,204 2,755 2,900 5,510 11,020 13,775 27,550 and 55,100, with no remainder.

Since 55,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,100, 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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