To determine if 1632 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 1632.
If the factors of 1632 are only 1632 and 1, then we know that 1632 is a prime number. Otherwise, 1632 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 1632 is only divisible by 1 and 1632, then it is a prime number, and if 1632 is divisible by more than 1632 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 1632 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 17, 24, 32, 34, 48, 51, 68, 96, 102, 136, 204, 272, 408, 544, 816, 1632
Therefore, since 1632 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 1632 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 1633 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 1632 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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