To determine if 4448 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4448.
If the factors of 4448 are only 4448 and 1, then we know that 4448 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4448 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4448 is only divisible by 1 and 4448, then it is a prime number, and if 4448 is divisible by more than 4448 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4448 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 139, 278, 556, 1112, 2224, 4448
Therefore, since 4448 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4448 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 4449 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 4448 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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