To determine if 5724 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5724.
If the factors of 5724 are only 5724 and 1, then we know that 5724 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5724 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5724 is only divisible by 1 and 5724, then it is a prime number, and if 5724 is divisible by more than 5724 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5724 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 53, 54, 106, 108, 159, 212, 318, 477, 636, 954, 1431, 1908, 2862, 5724
Therefore, since 5724 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5724 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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