It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 55 991 is not a prime number.
For example, 55 991 can be divided by 13: 55 991 / 13 = 4 307.
For 55 991 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 55 991 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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55 991 is an odd number, because it is not evenly divisible by 2.
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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 55 991 is about 236.624.
Thus, the square root of 55 991 is not an integer, and therefore 55 991 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 55 991) is the result of the product of this number (55 991) by itself (i.e., 55 991 × 55 991); the square of 55 991 is sometimes called "raising 55 991 to the power 2", or "55 991 squared".
The square of 55 991 is 3 134 992 081 because 55 991 × 55 991 = 55 9912 = 3 134 992 081.
As a consequence, 55 991 is the square root of 3 134 992 081.
The multiples of 55 991 are all integers evenly divisible by 55 991, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 55 991 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 55 991. The smallest multiples of 55 991 are: