To determine if 2504 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 2504.
If the factors of 2504 are only 2504 and 1, then we know that 2504 is a prime number. Otherwise, 2504 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 2504 is only divisible by 1 and 2504, then it is a prime number, and if 2504 is divisible by more than 2504 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 2504 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 313, 626, 1252, 2504
Therefore, since 2504 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 2504 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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OK. Now you know that 2504 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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