To determine if 2052 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 2052.
If the factors of 2052 are only 2052 and 1, then we know that 2052 is a prime number. Otherwise, 2052 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 2052 is only divisible by 1 and 2052, then it is a prime number, and if 2052 is divisible by more than 2052 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 2052 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 19, 27, 36, 38, 54, 57, 76, 108, 114, 171, 228, 342, 513, 684, 1026, 2052
Therefore, since 2052 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 2052 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 2053 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 2052 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
you can figure out if the next number on our list is prime or composite before you check your answer.
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