To determine if 5548 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5548.
If the factors of 5548 are only 5548 and 1, then we know that 5548 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5548 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5548 is only divisible by 1 and 5548, then it is a prime number, and if 5548 is divisible by more than 5548 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5548 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 73, 76, 146, 292, 1387, 2774, 5548
Therefore, since 5548 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5548 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5549 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5548 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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