The number 55984
55984 is a composite number with 10 divisors. Its prime factorisation is × 3499. Divisors (10): 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 3499, 6998, 13996, 27992, 55984.
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How to work it out
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55984 has no famous special property in the usual lists (prime, square, cube, triangular, Fibonacci, palindrome, perfect), but it is still a composite number.
- 2
55984 is composite. Its prime factorisation is
- 3
The divisors add up to 108500; without 55984 itself that is 52516, so 55984 is deficient (52516 is less than 55984). Euler's totient φ(55984) = 27984 numbers up to 55984 share no factor with it.
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The digits of 55984 add up to 31, and repeating that until one digit is left gives the digital root 4. The Collatz sequence (halve if even, else 3n+1) takes 135 steps to reach 1.
LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ 55984 = 2^{4} \times 3499 \]55984 at a glance
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | composite |
| Number of divisors | 10 |
| Sum of divisors | 108500 |
| Euler totient φ(n) | 27984 |
| Square | 3134208256 |
| Cube | 175465515003904 |
| Square root | 236.609383 (= 4√3499) |
| Digit sum / digital root | 31 / 4 |
| Collatz steps to 1 | 135 |
| Scientific notation | 5.5984 × |
55984 in other forms
| Form | Value |
|---|---|
| In words | fifty-five thousand nine hundred and eighty-four |
| Binary (base 2) | 1101101010110000 |
| Octal (base 8) | 155260 |
| Hexadecimal (base 16) | DAB0 |
| Base 3 | 2211210111 |
| As time | 55984 seconds = 15 h 33 min 4 s |
Is 55984 divisible by 2 to 12?
| Divisor | Answer | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Yes (55984 ÷ 2 = 27992) | A number is divisible by 2 if the last digit is even (0, 2, 4, 6, 8). |
| 3 | No (remainder 1) | A number is divisible by 3 if the digits add up to a multiple of 3. |
| 4 | Yes (55984 ÷ 4 = 13996) | A number is divisible by 4 if the last two digits make a multiple of 4. |
| 5 | No (remainder 4) | A number is divisible by 5 if the last digit is 0 or 5. |
| 6 | No (remainder 4) | A number is divisible by 6 if it is divisible by both 2 and 3. |
| 7 | No (remainder 5) | A number is divisible by 7 if double the last digit and subtract it from the rest: the result is a multiple of 7. |
| 8 | Yes (55984 ÷ 8 = 6998) | A number is divisible by 8 if the last three digits make a multiple of 8. |
| 9 | No (remainder 4) | A number is divisible by 9 if the digits add up to a multiple of 9. |
| 10 | No (remainder 4) | A number is divisible by 10 if the last digit is 0. |
| 11 | No (remainder 5) | A number is divisible by 11 if the alternating sum of the digits is a multiple of 11. |
| 12 | No (remainder 4) | A number is divisible by 12 if it is divisible by both 3 and 4. |
Questions
Is 55984 a prime number?
No. 55984 = × 3499, so it is divisible by 2.
What are the factors of 55984?
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 3499, 6998, 13996, 27992, 55984.
What is 55984 in binary?
1101101010110000 (hexadecimal DAB0, octal 155260).
What is the square root of 55984?
About 236.6094, exactly 4√3499.
Is 55984 divisible by 3?
No. Its digits add up to 31, which is not a multiple of 3.
What is special about the number 55984?
It is a composite number with 10 divisors.