To determine if 5200 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5200.
If the factors of 5200 are only 5200 and 1, then we know that 5200 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5200 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5200 is only divisible by 1 and 5200, then it is a prime number, and if 5200 is divisible by more than 5200 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5200 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 13, 16, 20, 25, 26, 40, 50, 52, 65, 80, 100, 104, 130, 200, 208, 260, 325, 400, 520, 650, 1040, 1300, 2600, 5200
Therefore, since 5200 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5200 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5201 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5200 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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