To determine if 5817 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5817.
If the factors of 5817 are only 5817 and 1, then we know that 5817 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5817 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5817 is only divisible by 1 and 5817, then it is a prime number, and if 5817 is divisible by more than 5817 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5817 are as follows:
1, 3, 7, 21, 277, 831, 1939, 5817
Therefore, since 5817 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5817 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5818 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5817 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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