To determine if 4256 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4256.
If the factors of 4256 are only 4256 and 1, then we know that 4256 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4256 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4256 is only divisible by 1 and 4256, then it is a prime number, and if 4256 is divisible by more than 4256 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4256 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 19, 28, 32, 38, 56, 76, 112, 133, 152, 224, 266, 304, 532, 608, 1064, 2128, 4256
Therefore, since 4256 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4256 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 4257 prime or composite?
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