To determine if 5656 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5656.
If the factors of 5656 are only 5656 and 1, then we know that 5656 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5656 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5656 is only divisible by 1 and 5656, then it is a prime number, and if 5656 is divisible by more than 5656 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5656 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56, 101, 202, 404, 707, 808, 1414, 2828, 5656
Therefore, since 5656 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5656 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5657 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5656 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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