To determine if 5538 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5538.
If the factors of 5538 are only 5538 and 1, then we know that 5538 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5538 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5538 is only divisible by 1 and 5538, then it is a prime number, and if 5538 is divisible by more than 5538 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5538 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 26, 39, 71, 78, 142, 213, 426, 923, 1846, 2769, 5538
Therefore, since 5538 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5538 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5539 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5538 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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