To determine if 5119 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5119.
If the factors of 5119 are only 5119 and 1, then we know that 5119 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5119 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5119 is only divisible by 1 and 5119, then it is a prime number, and if 5119 is divisible by more than 5119 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5119 are as follows:
1, 5119
Therefore, since 5119 is divisible by only one and itself, the answer to the
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