Q: Is 55,300 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,300 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,300 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 55300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 79 100 140 158 175 316 350 395 553 700 790 1,106 1,580 1,975 2,212 2,765 3,950 5,530 7,900 11,060 13,825 27,650 and 55,300, with no remainder.

Since 55,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,300, 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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