To determine if 4277 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4277.
If the factors of 4277 are only 4277 and 1, then we know that 4277 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4277 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4277 is only divisible by 1 and 4277, then it is a prime number, and if 4277 is divisible by more than 4277 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4277 are as follows:
1, 7, 13, 47, 91, 329, 611, 4277
Therefore, since 4277 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4277 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 4278 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 4277 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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