To determine if 4312 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4312.
If the factors of 4312 are only 4312 and 1, then we know that 4312 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4312 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4312 is only divisible by 1 and 4312, then it is a prime number, and if 4312 is divisible by more than 4312 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4312 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 14, 22, 28, 44, 49, 56, 77, 88, 98, 154, 196, 308, 392, 539, 616, 1078, 2156, 4312
Therefore, since 4312 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4312 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 4313 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 4312 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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