To determine if 5502 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5502.
If the factors of 5502 are only 5502 and 1, then we know that 5502 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5502 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5502 is only divisible by 1 and 5502, then it is a prime number, and if 5502 is divisible by more than 5502 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5502 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 131, 262, 393, 786, 917, 1834, 2751, 5502
Therefore, since 5502 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5502 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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