To determine if 5000 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5000.
If the factors of 5000 are only 5000 and 1, then we know that 5000 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5000 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5000 is only divisible by 1 and 5000, then it is a prime number, and if 5000 is divisible by more than 5000 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5000 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 25, 40, 50, 100, 125, 200, 250, 500, 625, 1000, 1250, 2500, 5000
Therefore, since 5000 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5000 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 5001 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5000 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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