To determine if 5892 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5892.
If the factors of 5892 are only 5892 and 1, then we know that 5892 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5892 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5892 is only divisible by 1 and 5892, then it is a prime number, and if 5892 is divisible by more than 5892 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5892 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 491, 982, 1473, 1964, 2946, 5892
Therefore, since 5892 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5892 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 5893 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5892 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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