To determine if 5663 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5663.
If the factors of 5663 are only 5663 and 1, then we know that 5663 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5663 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5663 is only divisible by 1 and 5663, then it is a prime number, and if 5663 is divisible by more than 5663 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5663 are as follows:
1, 7, 809, 5663
Therefore, since 5663 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5663 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
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OK. Now you know that 5663 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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