To determine if 5217 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5217.
If the factors of 5217 are only 5217 and 1, then we know that 5217 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5217 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5217 is only divisible by 1 and 5217, then it is a prime number, and if 5217 is divisible by more than 5217 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5217 are as follows:
1, 3, 37, 47, 111, 141, 1739, 5217
Therefore, since 5217 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5217 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5218 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5217 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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