To determine if 5587 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5587.
If the factors of 5587 are only 5587 and 1, then we know that 5587 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5587 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5587 is only divisible by 1 and 5587, then it is a prime number, and if 5587 is divisible by more than 5587 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5587 are as follows:
1, 37, 151, 5587
Therefore, since 5587 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5587 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5588 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5587 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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