To determine if 1296 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 1296.
If the factors of 1296 are only 1296 and 1, then we know that 1296 is a prime number. Otherwise, 1296 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 1296 is only divisible by 1 and 1296, then it is a prime number, and if 1296 is divisible by more than 1296 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 1296 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 27, 36, 48, 54, 72, 81, 108, 144, 162, 216, 324, 432, 648, 1296
Therefore, since 1296 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 1296 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 1297 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 1296 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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