Q: Is 55,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,720 is a composite number.

Why is 55,720 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 55,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 199 280 398 796 995 1,393 1,592 1,990 2,786 3,980 5,572 6,965 7,960 11,144 13,930 27,860 and 55,720, with no remainder.

Since 55,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,720, 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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