Primes / Is 56 prime?

Is 56 a Prime Number?

No56 = 2^3 x 7

56 is NOT prime: 2 × 28 = 56. That makes 2 a genuine divisor of 56 beyond 1 and 56 itself. Fully broken down, 56 = 2^3 × 7, for 8 divisors total. 56 sits between primes 53 and 59, 3 below and 3 above. 56: 2, 4, 7, 8 divide 56 evenly, checked against 2-12. 56 is even, digit sum 11 for 56, digital root 2 for 56. 56 has 4 primes within 10 of 56.