To determine if 5504 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5504.
If the factors of 5504 are only 5504 and 1, then we know that 5504 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5504 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5504 is only divisible by 1 and 5504, then it is a prime number, and if 5504 is divisible by more than 5504 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5504 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 43, 64, 86, 128, 172, 344, 688, 1376, 2752, 5504
Therefore, since 5504 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5504 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5505 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5504 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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