To determine if 2584 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 2584.
If the factors of 2584 are only 2584 and 1, then we know that 2584 is a prime number. Otherwise, 2584 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 2584 is only divisible by 1 and 2584, then it is a prime number, and if 2584 is divisible by more than 2584 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 2584 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 17, 19, 34, 38, 68, 76, 136, 152, 323, 646, 1292, 2584
Therefore, since 2584 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 2584 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 2585 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 2584 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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