Q: Is 55,224 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,224 is a composite number.

Why is 55,224 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 55,224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 36 39 52 59 72 78 104 117 118 156 177 234 236 312 354 468 472 531 708 767 936 1,062 1,416 1,534 2,124 2,301 3,068 4,248 4,602 6,136 6,903 9,204 13,806 18,408 27,612 and 55,224, with no remainder.

Since 55,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,224, 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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