To determine if 5742 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5742.
If the factors of 5742 are only 5742 and 1, then we know that 5742 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5742 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5742 is only divisible by 1 and 5742, then it is a prime number, and if 5742 is divisible by more than 5742 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5742 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 18, 22, 29, 33, 58, 66, 87, 99, 174, 198, 261, 319, 522, 638, 957, 1914, 2871, 5742
Therefore, since 5742 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5742 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5743 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5742 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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