To determine if 5622 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5622.
If the factors of 5622 are only 5622 and 1, then we know that 5622 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5622 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5622 is only divisible by 1 and 5622, then it is a prime number, and if 5622 is divisible by more than 5622 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5622 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 937, 1874, 2811, 5622
Therefore, since 5622 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5622 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5623 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5622 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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