To determine if 5745 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5745.
If the factors of 5745 are only 5745 and 1, then we know that 5745 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5745 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5745 is only divisible by 1 and 5745, then it is a prime number, and if 5745 is divisible by more than 5745 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5745 are as follows:
1, 3, 5, 15, 383, 1149, 1915, 5745
Therefore, since 5745 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5745 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5746 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5745 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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