Q: Is 55,920 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 55,920 is not a prime number.

Why is 55,920 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 55920 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 not a prime number.


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