It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 55 696 is not a prime number.
For example, 55 696 can be divided by 2: 55 696 / 2 = 27 848.
For 55 696 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 55 696 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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55 696 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 55 696 / 2 = 27 848.
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A number is a perfect square (or a square number) if its square root is an integer; that is to say, it is the product of an integer with itself. Here, the square root of 55 696 is 236.
Therefore, the square root of 55 696 is an integer, and as a consequence 55 696 is a perfect square.
The square of a number (here 55 696) is the result of the product of this number (55 696) by itself (i.e., 55 696 × 55 696); the square of 55 696 is sometimes called "raising 55 696 to the power 2", or "55 696 squared".
The square of 55 696 is 3 102 044 416 because 55 696 × 55 696 = 55 6962 = 3 102 044 416.
As a consequence, 55 696 is the square root of 3 102 044 416.
The multiples of 55 696 are all integers evenly divisible by 55 696, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 55 696 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 55 696. The smallest multiples of 55 696 are: