To determine if 5296 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5296.
If the factors of 5296 are only 5296 and 1, then we know that 5296 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5296 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5296 is only divisible by 1 and 5296, then it is a prime number, and if 5296 is divisible by more than 5296 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5296 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 331, 662, 1324, 2648, 5296
Therefore, since 5296 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5296 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5297 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5296 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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