To determine if 1536 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 1536.
If the factors of 1536 are only 1536 and 1, then we know that 1536 is a prime number. Otherwise, 1536 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 1536 is only divisible by 1 and 1536, then it is a prime number, and if 1536 is divisible by more than 1536 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 1536 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 96, 128, 192, 256, 384, 512, 768, 1536
Therefore, since 1536 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 1536 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 1537 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 1536 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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