Q: Is 55,860 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,860 is a composite number.

Why is 55,860 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 55,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 19 20 21 28 30 35 38 42 49 57 60 70 76 84 95 98 105 114 133 140 147 190 196 210 228 245 266 285 294 380 399 420 490 532 570 588 665 735 798 931 980 1,140 1,330 1,470 1,596 1,862 1,995 2,660 2,793 2,940 3,724 3,990 4,655 5,586 7,980 9,310 11,172 13,965 18,620 27,930 and 55,860, with no remainder.

Since 55,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,860, 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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