To determine if 5553 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5553.
If the factors of 5553 are only 5553 and 1, then we know that 5553 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5553 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5553 is only divisible by 1 and 5553, then it is a prime number, and if 5553 is divisible by more than 5553 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5553 are as follows:
1, 3, 9, 617, 1851, 5553
Therefore, since 5553 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5553 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
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OK. Now you know that 5553 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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