To determine if 5096 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5096.
If the factors of 5096 are only 5096 and 1, then we know that 5096 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5096 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5096 is only divisible by 1 and 5096, then it is a prime number, and if 5096 is divisible by more than 5096 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5096 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 13, 14, 26, 28, 49, 52, 56, 91, 98, 104, 182, 196, 364, 392, 637, 728, 1274, 2548, 5096
Therefore, since 5096 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5096 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5097 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5096 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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