To determine if 4212 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4212.
If the factors of 4212 are only 4212 and 1, then we know that 4212 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4212 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4212 is only divisible by 1 and 4212, then it is a prime number, and if 4212 is divisible by more than 4212 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4212 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 13, 18, 26, 27, 36, 39, 52, 54, 78, 81, 108, 117, 156, 162, 234, 324, 351, 468, 702, 1053, 1404, 2106, 4212
Therefore, since 4212 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4212 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 4213 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 4212 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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