To determine if 2096 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 2096.
If the factors of 2096 are only 2096 and 1, then we know that 2096 is a prime number. Otherwise, 2096 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 2096 is only divisible by 1 and 2096, then it is a prime number, and if 2096 is divisible by more than 2096 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 2096 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 131, 262, 524, 1048, 2096
Therefore, since 2096 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 2096 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 2097 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 2096 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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