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Explain why 7* 6 x 5 x 4*3*2*1+5 is a composite numbers​

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7×6×5×4×3×2×1+5 can be written as 5*[7*6*5*4*3*2*+1] or 5*(1009). So, other than the number and 1, it has 5 and 1009 as its factors too. So it is a composite number.

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A composite number is a positive integer that has a factor other than 1 and itself.

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