To determine if 5540 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5540.
If the factors of 5540 are only 5540 and 1, then we know that 5540 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5540 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5540 is only divisible by 1 and 5540, then it is a prime number, and if 5540 is divisible by more than 5540 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5540 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 277, 554, 1108, 1385, 2770, 5540
Therefore, since 5540 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5540 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 5541 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5540 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
you can figure out if the next number on our list is prime or composite before you check your answer.
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