Q: Is 55,920 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,920 is a composite number.

Why is 55,920 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 55,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 233 240 466 699 932 1,165 1,398 1,864 2,330 2,796 3,495 3,728 4,660 5,592 6,990 9,320 11,184 13,980 18,640 27,960 and 55,920, with no remainder.

Since 55,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,920, 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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