To determine if 2256 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 2256.
If the factors of 2256 are only 2256 and 1, then we know that 2256 is a prime number. Otherwise, 2256 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 2256 is only divisible by 1 and 2256, then it is a prime number, and if 2256 is divisible by more than 2256 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 2256 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 47, 48, 94, 141, 188, 282, 376, 564, 752, 1128, 2256
Therefore, since 2256 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 2256 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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