To determine if 4246 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4246.
If the factors of 4246 are only 4246 and 1, then we know that 4246 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4246 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4246 is only divisible by 1 and 4246, then it is a prime number, and if 4246 is divisible by more than 4246 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4246 are as follows:
1, 2, 11, 22, 193, 386, 2123, 4246
Therefore, since 4246 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4246 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 4247 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 4246 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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