To determine if 5551 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5551.
If the factors of 5551 are only 5551 and 1, then we know that 5551 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5551 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5551 is only divisible by 1 and 5551, then it is a prime number, and if 5551 is divisible by more than 5551 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5551 are as follows:
1, 7, 13, 61, 91, 427, 793, 5551
Therefore, since 5551 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5551 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 5552 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5551 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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