To determine if 4398 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4398.
If the factors of 4398 are only 4398 and 1, then we know that 4398 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4398 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4398 is only divisible by 1 and 4398, then it is a prime number, and if 4398 is divisible by more than 4398 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4398 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 733, 1466, 2199, 4398
Therefore, since 4398 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4398 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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