To determine if 5496 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5496.
If the factors of 5496 are only 5496 and 1, then we know that 5496 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5496 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5496 is only divisible by 1 and 5496, then it is a prime number, and if 5496 is divisible by more than 5496 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5496 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 229, 458, 687, 916, 1374, 1832, 2748, 5496
Therefore, since 5496 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5496 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5497 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5496 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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