To determine if 5536 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5536.
If the factors of 5536 are only 5536 and 1, then we know that 5536 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5536 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5536 is only divisible by 1 and 5536, then it is a prime number, and if 5536 is divisible by more than 5536 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5536 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 173, 346, 692, 1384, 2768, 5536
Therefore, since 5536 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5536 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5537 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5536 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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