To determine if 5584 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5584.
If the factors of 5584 are only 5584 and 1, then we know that 5584 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5584 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5584 is only divisible by 1 and 5584, then it is a prime number, and if 5584 is divisible by more than 5584 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5584 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 349, 698, 1396, 2792, 5584
Therefore, since 5584 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5584 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5585 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5584 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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