To determine if 4360 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4360.
If the factors of 4360 are only 4360 and 1, then we know that 4360 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4360 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4360 is only divisible by 1 and 4360, then it is a prime number, and if 4360 is divisible by more than 4360 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4360 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 109, 218, 436, 545, 872, 1090, 2180, 4360
Therefore, since 4360 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4360 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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