To determine if 5800 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5800.
If the factors of 5800 are only 5800 and 1, then we know that 5800 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5800 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5800 is only divisible by 1 and 5800, then it is a prime number, and if 5800 is divisible by more than 5800 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5800 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 25, 29, 40, 50, 58, 100, 116, 145, 200, 232, 290, 580, 725, 1160, 1450, 2900, 5800
Therefore, since 5800 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5800 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 5801 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5800 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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