To determine if 5252 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5252.
If the factors of 5252 are only 5252 and 1, then we know that 5252 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5252 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5252 is only divisible by 1 and 5252, then it is a prime number, and if 5252 is divisible by more than 5252 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5252 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 101, 202, 404, 1313, 2626, 5252
Therefore, since 5252 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5252 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5253 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5252 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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