To determine if 5740 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5740.
If the factors of 5740 are only 5740 and 1, then we know that 5740 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5740 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5740 is only divisible by 1 and 5740, then it is a prime number, and if 5740 is divisible by more than 5740 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5740 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14, 20, 28, 35, 41, 70, 82, 140, 164, 205, 287, 410, 574, 820, 1148, 1435, 2870, 5740
Therefore, since 5740 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5740 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5741 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5740 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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