To determine if 5429 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5429.
If the factors of 5429 are only 5429 and 1, then we know that 5429 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5429 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5429 is only divisible by 1 and 5429, then it is a prime number, and if 5429 is divisible by more than 5429 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5429 are as follows:
1, 61, 89, 5429
Therefore, since 5429 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5429 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 5430 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5429 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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