To determine if 1416 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 1416.
If the factors of 1416 are only 1416 and 1, then we know that 1416 is a prime number. Otherwise, 1416 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 1416 is only divisible by 1 and 1416, then it is a prime number, and if 1416 is divisible by more than 1416 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 1416 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 59, 118, 177, 236, 354, 472, 708, 1416
Therefore, since 1416 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 1416 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 1417 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 1416 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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