Q: Is 55,824 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,824 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,824 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 55824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 1,163 2,326 3,489 4,652 6,978 9,304 13,956 18,608 27,912 and 55,824, with no remainder.

Since 55,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,824, it is not a prime number.


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