To determine if 4473 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4473.
If the factors of 4473 are only 4473 and 1, then we know that 4473 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4473 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4473 is only divisible by 1 and 4473, then it is a prime number, and if 4473 is divisible by more than 4473 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4473 are as follows:
1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63, 71, 213, 497, 639, 1491, 4473
Therefore, since 4473 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4473 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 4474 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 4473 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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