To determine if 5396 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5396.
If the factors of 5396 are only 5396 and 1, then we know that 5396 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5396 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5396 is only divisible by 1 and 5396, then it is a prime number, and if 5396 is divisible by more than 5396 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5396 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 71, 76, 142, 284, 1349, 2698, 5396
Therefore, since 5396 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5396 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5397 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5396 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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