To determine if 5236 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5236.
If the factors of 5236 are only 5236 and 1, then we know that 5236 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5236 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5236 is only divisible by 1 and 5236, then it is a prime number, and if 5236 is divisible by more than 5236 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5236 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 14, 17, 22, 28, 34, 44, 68, 77, 119, 154, 187, 238, 308, 374, 476, 748, 1309, 2618, 5236
Therefore, since 5236 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5236 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5237 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5236 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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