To determine if 2506 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 2506.
If the factors of 2506 are only 2506 and 1, then we know that 2506 is a prime number. Otherwise, 2506 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 2506 is only divisible by 1 and 2506, then it is a prime number, and if 2506 is divisible by more than 2506 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 2506 are as follows:
1, 2, 7, 14, 179, 358, 1253, 2506
Therefore, since 2506 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 2506 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 2507 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 2506 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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