To determine if 5285 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5285.
If the factors of 5285 are only 5285 and 1, then we know that 5285 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5285 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5285 is only divisible by 1 and 5285, then it is a prime number, and if 5285 is divisible by more than 5285 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5285 are as follows:
1, 5, 7, 35, 151, 755, 1057, 5285
Therefore, since 5285 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5285 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5286 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5285 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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