To determine if 4471 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4471.
If the factors of 4471 are only 4471 and 1, then we know that 4471 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4471 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4471 is only divisible by 1 and 4471, then it is a prime number, and if 4471 is divisible by more than 4471 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4471 are as follows:
1, 17, 263, 4471
Therefore, since 4471 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4471 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 4472 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 4471 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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