Is 55993 a prime number?

55 993 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 55 993 is about 236.628.

Thus, the square root of 55 993 is not an integer, and therefore 55 993 is not a square number.

The square of a number (here 55 993) is the result of the product of this number (55 993) by itself (i.e., 55 993 × 55 993); the square of 55 993 is sometimes called "raising 55 993 to the power 2", or "55 993 squared".

The square of 55 993 is 3 135 216 049 because 55 993 × 55 993 = 55 993² = 3 135 216 049.

As a consequence, 55 993 is the square root of 3 135 216 049.

55 993 is a number with 5 digits.

The multiples of 55 993 are all integers evenly divisible by 55 993, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 55 993 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 55 993. The smallest multiples of 55 993 are:

• 0: indeed, 0 is divisible by any natural number, and it is thus a multiple of 55 993 too, since 0 × 55 993 = 0
• 55 993: indeed, 55 993 is a multiple of itself, since 55 993 is evenly divisible by 55 993 (we have 55 993 / 55 993 = 1, so the remainder of this division is indeed zero)
• 111 986: indeed, 111 986 = 55 993 × 2
• 167 979: indeed, 167 979 = 55 993 × 3
• 223 972: indeed, 223 972 = 55 993 × 4
• 279 965: indeed, 279 965 = 55 993 × 5
• etc.

• Preceding numbers: …55 991, 55 992
• Following numbers: 55 994, 55 995…

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• Preceding prime number: 55 987
• Following prime number: 55 997

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