To determine if 1172 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 1172.
If the factors of 1172 are only 1172 and 1, then we know that 1172 is a prime number. Otherwise, 1172 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 1172 is only divisible by 1 and 1172, then it is a prime number, and if 1172 is divisible by more than 1172 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 1172 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 293, 586, 1172
Therefore, since 1172 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 1172 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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OK. Now you know that 1172 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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