To determine if 5516 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5516.
If the factors of 5516 are only 5516 and 1, then we know that 5516 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5516 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5516 is only divisible by 1 and 5516, then it is a prime number, and if 5516 is divisible by more than 5516 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5516 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 197, 394, 788, 1379, 2758, 5516
Therefore, since 5516 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5516 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5517 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5516 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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