To determine if 5842 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5842.
If the factors of 5842 are only 5842 and 1, then we know that 5842 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5842 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5842 is only divisible by 1 and 5842, then it is a prime number, and if 5842 is divisible by more than 5842 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5842 are as follows:
1, 2, 23, 46, 127, 254, 2921, 5842
Therefore, since 5842 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5842 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5843 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5842 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
you can figure out if the next number on our list is prime or composite before you check your answer.
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