To determine if 2442 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 2442.
If the factors of 2442 are only 2442 and 1, then we know that 2442 is a prime number. Otherwise, 2442 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 2442 is only divisible by 1 and 2442, then it is a prime number, and if 2442 is divisible by more than 2442 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 2442 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 37, 66, 74, 111, 222, 407, 814, 1221, 2442
Therefore, since 2442 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 2442 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 2443 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 2442 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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