To determine if 4248 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4248.
If the factors of 4248 are only 4248 and 1, then we know that 4248 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4248 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4248 is only divisible by 1 and 4248, then it is a prime number, and if 4248 is divisible by more than 4248 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4248 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 59, 72, 118, 177, 236, 354, 472, 531, 708, 1062, 1416, 2124, 4248
Therefore, since 4248 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4248 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 4249 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 4248 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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