To determine if 5379 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5379.
If the factors of 5379 are only 5379 and 1, then we know that 5379 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5379 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5379 is only divisible by 1 and 5379, then it is a prime number, and if 5379 is divisible by more than 5379 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5379 are as follows:
1, 3, 11, 33, 163, 489, 1793, 5379
Therefore, since 5379 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5379 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 5380 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5379 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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