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Which of the following is not a factor of the composite number 55?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 11
D. 55

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The answer is 2. The number 2 does not go into 55 evenly, therefore making it not a factor. All the others are factors. You can solve this using the factor list method.

Factors of 55

1, 55

5, 11

11, 5

55, 1

This works for all problems involving factoring.

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