Q: Is 55,260 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,260 is a composite number.

Why is 55,260 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 55,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 307 614 921 1,228 1,535 1,842 2,763 3,070 3,684 4,605 5,526 6,140 9,210 11,052 13,815 18,420 27,630 and 55,260, with no remainder.

Since 55,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,260, 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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