It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 55 996 is not a prime number.
For example, 55 996 can be divided by 2: 55 996 / 2 = 27 998.
For 55 996 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 55 996 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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55 996 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 55 996 / 2 = 27 998.
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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 55 996 is about 236.635.
Thus, the square root of 55 996 is not an integer, and therefore 55 996 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 55 996) is the result of the product of this number (55 996) by itself (i.e., 55 996 × 55 996); the square of 55 996 is sometimes called "raising 55 996 to the power 2", or "55 996 squared".
The square of 55 996 is 3 135 552 016 because 55 996 × 55 996 = 55 9962 = 3 135 552 016.
As a consequence, 55 996 is the square root of 3 135 552 016.
The multiples of 55 996 are all integers evenly divisible by 55 996, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 55 996 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 55 996. The smallest multiples of 55 996 are: