To determine if 4260 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4260.
If the factors of 4260 are only 4260 and 1, then we know that 4260 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4260 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4260 is only divisible by 1 and 4260, then it is a prime number, and if 4260 is divisible by more than 4260 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4260 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 71, 142, 213, 284, 355, 426, 710, 852, 1065, 1420, 2130, 4260
Therefore, since 4260 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4260 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 4261 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 4260 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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