To determine if 1460 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 1460.
If the factors of 1460 are only 1460 and 1, then we know that 1460 is a prime number. Otherwise, 1460 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 1460 is only divisible by 1 and 1460, then it is a prime number, and if 1460 is divisible by more than 1460 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 1460 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 73, 146, 292, 365, 730, 1460
Therefore, since 1460 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 1460 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 1461 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 1460 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
you can figure out if the next number on our list is prime or composite before you check your answer.
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