To determine if 1302 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 1302.
If the factors of 1302 are only 1302 and 1, then we know that 1302 is a prime number. Otherwise, 1302 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 1302 is only divisible by 1 and 1302, then it is a prime number, and if 1302 is divisible by more than 1302 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 1302 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 31, 42, 62, 93, 186, 217, 434, 651, 1302
Therefore, since 1302 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 1302 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 1303 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 1302 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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