To determine if 5300 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5300.
If the factors of 5300 are only 5300 and 1, then we know that 5300 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5300 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5300 is only divisible by 1 and 5300, then it is a prime number, and if 5300 is divisible by more than 5300 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5300 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 53, 100, 106, 212, 265, 530, 1060, 1325, 2650, 5300
Therefore, since 5300 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5300 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 5301 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5300 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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