To determine if 1496 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 1496.
If the factors of 1496 are only 1496 and 1, then we know that 1496 is a prime number. Otherwise, 1496 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 1496 is only divisible by 1 and 1496, then it is a prime number, and if 1496 is divisible by more than 1496 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 1496 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 17, 22, 34, 44, 68, 88, 136, 187, 374, 748, 1496
Therefore, since 1496 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 1496 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 1497 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 1496 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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