To determine if 5514 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5514.
If the factors of 5514 are only 5514 and 1, then we know that 5514 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5514 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5514 is only divisible by 1 and 5514, then it is a prime number, and if 5514 is divisible by more than 5514 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5514 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 919, 1838, 2757, 5514
Therefore, since 5514 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5514 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5515 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5514 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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