To determine if 5959 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5959.
If the factors of 5959 are only 5959 and 1, then we know that 5959 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5959 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5959 is only divisible by 1 and 5959, then it is a prime number, and if 5959 is divisible by more than 5959 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5959 are as follows:
1, 59, 101, 5959
Therefore, since 5959 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5959 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
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