To determine if 5485 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5485.
If the factors of 5485 are only 5485 and 1, then we know that 5485 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5485 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5485 is only divisible by 1 and 5485, then it is a prime number, and if 5485 is divisible by more than 5485 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5485 are as follows:
1, 5, 1097, 5485
Therefore, since 5485 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5485 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
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OK. Now you know that 5485 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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