Q: Is 55,498 a Prime Number?
A: No, 55,498 is 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 55498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 27,749 and 55,498, with no remainder.
Since 55,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,498, it is not a prime number.