To determine if 5898 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5898.
If the factors of 5898 are only 5898 and 1, then we know that 5898 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5898 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5898 is only divisible by 1 and 5898, then it is a prime number, and if 5898 is divisible by more than 5898 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5898 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 983, 1966, 2949, 5898
Therefore, since 5898 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5898 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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OK. Now you know that 5898 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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