To determine if 1402 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 1402.
If the factors of 1402 are only 1402 and 1, then we know that 1402 is a prime number. Otherwise, 1402 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 1402 is only divisible by 1 and 1402, then it is a prime number, and if 1402 is divisible by more than 1402 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 1402 are as follows:
1, 2, 701, 1402
Therefore, since 1402 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 1402 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 1403 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 1402 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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