To determine if 5384 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5384.
If the factors of 5384 are only 5384 and 1, then we know that 5384 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5384 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5384 is only divisible by 1 and 5384, then it is a prime number, and if 5384 is divisible by more than 5384 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5384 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 673, 1346, 2692, 5384
Therefore, since 5384 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5384 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 5385 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5384 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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