Q: Is 55,170 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,170 is a composite number.

Why is 55,170 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 55,170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 30 45 90 613 1,226 1,839 3,065 3,678 5,517 6,130 9,195 11,034 18,390 27,585 and 55,170, with no remainder.

Since 55,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,170, 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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