To determine if 1700 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 1700.
If the factors of 1700 are only 1700 and 1, then we know that 1700 is a prime number. Otherwise, 1700 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 1700 is only divisible by 1 and 1700, then it is a prime number, and if 1700 is divisible by more than 1700 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 1700 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 17, 20, 25, 34, 50, 68, 85, 100, 170, 340, 425, 850, 1700
Therefore, since 1700 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 1700 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 1701 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 1700 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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