Q: Is 55,160 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,160 is a composite number.

Why is 55,160 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 55,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 197 280 394 788 985 1,379 1,576 1,970 2,758 3,940 5,516 6,895 7,880 11,032 13,790 27,580 and 55,160, with no remainder.

Since 55,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,160, 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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