Q: Is 55,600 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,600 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,600 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 55600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 139 200 278 400 556 695 1,112 1,390 2,224 2,780 3,475 5,560 6,950 11,120 13,900 27,800 and 55,600, with no remainder.

Since 55,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,600, 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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