To determine if 5248 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5248.
If the factors of 5248 are only 5248 and 1, then we know that 5248 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5248 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5248 is only divisible by 1 and 5248, then it is a prime number, and if 5248 is divisible by more than 5248 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5248 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 41, 64, 82, 128, 164, 328, 656, 1312, 2624, 5248
Therefore, since 5248 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5248 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5249 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5248 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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