To determine if 4144 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4144.
If the factors of 4144 are only 4144 and 1, then we know that 4144 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4144 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4144 is only divisible by 1 and 4144, then it is a prime number, and if 4144 is divisible by more than 4144 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4144 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 37, 56, 74, 112, 148, 259, 296, 518, 592, 1036, 2072, 4144
Therefore, since 4144 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4144 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 4145 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 4144 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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