To determine if 5509 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5509.
If the factors of 5509 are only 5509 and 1, then we know that 5509 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5509 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5509 is only divisible by 1 and 5509, then it is a prime number, and if 5509 is divisible by more than 5509 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5509 are as follows:
1, 7, 787, 5509
Therefore, since 5509 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5509 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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