Q: Is 55,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,500 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 55500 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 not a prime number.


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