Q: Is 55,500 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,500 is a composite number.

Why is 55,500 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 55,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 37 50 60 74 75 100 111 125 148 150 185 222 250 300 370 375 444 500 555 740 750 925 1,110 1,500 1,850 2,220 2,775 3,700 4,625 5,550 9,250 11,100 13,875 18,500 27,750 and 55,500, with no remainder.

Since 55,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,500, 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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