To determine if 2604 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 2604.
If the factors of 2604 are only 2604 and 1, then we know that 2604 is a prime number. Otherwise, 2604 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 2604 is only divisible by 1 and 2604, then it is a prime number, and if 2604 is divisible by more than 2604 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 2604 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 31, 42, 62, 84, 93, 124, 186, 217, 372, 434, 651, 868, 1302, 2604
Therefore, since 2604 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 2604 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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