To determine if 5112 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5112.
If the factors of 5112 are only 5112 and 1, then we know that 5112 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5112 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5112 is only divisible by 1 and 5112, then it is a prime number, and if 5112 is divisible by more than 5112 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5112 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 71, 72, 142, 213, 284, 426, 568, 639, 852, 1278, 1704, 2556, 5112
Therefore, since 5112 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5112 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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