To determine if 5736 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5736.
If the factors of 5736 are only 5736 and 1, then we know that 5736 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5736 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5736 is only divisible by 1 and 5736, then it is a prime number, and if 5736 is divisible by more than 5736 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5736 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 239, 478, 717, 956, 1434, 1912, 2868, 5736
Therefore, since 5736 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5736 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5737 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5736 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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