To determine if 5488 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5488.
If the factors of 5488 are only 5488 and 1, then we know that 5488 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5488 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5488 is only divisible by 1 and 5488, then it is a prime number, and if 5488 is divisible by more than 5488 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5488 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 49, 56, 98, 112, 196, 343, 392, 686, 784, 1372, 2744, 5488
Therefore, since 5488 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5488 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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