To determine if 5831 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5831.
If the factors of 5831 are only 5831 and 1, then we know that 5831 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5831 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5831 is only divisible by 1 and 5831, then it is a prime number, and if 5831 is divisible by more than 5831 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5831 are as follows:
1, 7, 17, 49, 119, 343, 833, 5831
Therefore, since 5831 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5831 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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OK. Now you know that 5831 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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