To determine if 5868 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5868.
If the factors of 5868 are only 5868 and 1, then we know that 5868 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5868 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5868 is only divisible by 1 and 5868, then it is a prime number, and if 5868 is divisible by more than 5868 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5868 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 163, 326, 489, 652, 978, 1467, 1956, 2934, 5868
Therefore, since 5868 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5868 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5869 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5868 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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