To determine if 4462 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4462.
If the factors of 4462 are only 4462 and 1, then we know that 4462 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4462 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4462 is only divisible by 1 and 4462, then it is a prime number, and if 4462 is divisible by more than 4462 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4462 are as follows:
1, 2, 23, 46, 97, 194, 2231, 4462
Therefore, since 4462 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4462 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 4463 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 4462 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
you can figure out if the next number on our list is prime or composite before you check your answer.
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