Is 55738 a prime number?

55 738 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 55 738 / 2 = 27 869.

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• What is an even number?

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 55 738 is about 236.089.

Thus, the square root of 55 738 is not an integer, and therefore 55 738 is not a square number.

The square of a number (here 55 738) is the result of the product of this number (55 738) by itself (i.e., 55 738 × 55 738); the square of 55 738 is sometimes called "raising 55 738 to the power 2", or "55 738 squared".

The square of 55 738 is 3 106 724 644 because 55 738 × 55 738 = 55 738² = 3 106 724 644.

As a consequence, 55 738 is the square root of 3 106 724 644.

55 738 is a number with 5 digits.

The multiples of 55 738 are all integers evenly divisible by 55 738, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 55 738 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 55 738. The smallest multiples of 55 738 are:

• 0: indeed, 0 is divisible by any natural number, and it is thus a multiple of 55 738 too, since 0 × 55 738 = 0
• 55 738: indeed, 55 738 is a multiple of itself, since 55 738 is evenly divisible by 55 738 (we have 55 738 / 55 738 = 1, so the remainder of this division is indeed zero)
• 111 476: indeed, 111 476 = 55 738 × 2
• 167 214: indeed, 167 214 = 55 738 × 3
• 222 952: indeed, 222 952 = 55 738 × 4
• 278 690: indeed, 278 690 = 55 738 × 5
• etc.

• Preceding numbers: …55 736, 55 737
• Following numbers: 55 739, 55 740…

Nearest numbers from 55 738

• Preceding prime number: 55 733
• Following prime number: 55 763