55000

55000 is a natural number that follows 54999 and precedes 55001. In decimal notation it is written as 55000 and ends with three zeros, indicating divisibility by 1000.

Mathematically, 55000 factors as 2^3 × 5^4 × 11. This decomposition shows that the number is even and divisible by powers of 5 as well as by 11. As a result, 55000 has 40 positive divisors. The sum of its digits is 5 + 5 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 10, so the digital root is 1, and the number is not divisible by 3 or 9.

Representations in other bases include hexadecimal and binary: 55000 equals D6D8 in hex, and equals 1101011011011000 in binary. In scientific notation, 55000 is 5.5 × 10^4.

Occurrences and use: 55000 is a round, round-number often encountered in everyday counting, finance, and statistics where thousands are common. Its trailing zeros make it convenient for approximate calculations, budgeting, and reporting, serving as a convenient benchmark in contexts that favor multiples of 1,000.