To determine if 5649 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5649.
If the factors of 5649 are only 5649 and 1, then we know that 5649 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5649 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5649 is only divisible by 1 and 5649, then it is a prime number, and if 5649 is divisible by more than 5649 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5649 are as follows:
1, 3, 7, 21, 269, 807, 1883, 5649
Therefore, since 5649 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5649 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5650 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5649 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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