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We can let the common ratio of the geometric sequence be $r$. $5832$ is given to be the seventh term in the geometric sequence as there are five terms between it and $a_1$ if we consider $a_1=8$. By the formula for each term in a geometric sequence, we find that $a_n=a_1{r}^{n-1}$ or $(5382)=(8)r^6$ We divide by eight to find: $r^6=729$ $r=\pm 3$ Because $a_2$ will not be between $8$ and $5832$ if $r=-3$ we can discard it as an extraneous solution. We find $r=3$ and $a_5=a_1{r}^4=(8)(3{)}^4=\boxed{648}$