To determine if 3553 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 3553.
If the factors of 3553 are only 3553 and 1, then we know that 3553 is a prime number. Otherwise, 3553 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 3553 is only divisible by 1 and 3553, then it is a prime number, and if 3553 is divisible by more than 3553 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 3553 are as follows:
1, 11, 17, 19, 187, 209, 323, 3553
Therefore, since 3553 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 3553 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 3554 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 3553 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
you can figure out if the next number on our list is prime or composite before you check your answer.
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