To determine if 4479 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4479.
If the factors of 4479 are only 4479 and 1, then we know that 4479 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4479 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4479 is only divisible by 1 and 4479, then it is a prime number, and if 4479 is divisible by more than 4479 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4479 are as follows:
1, 3, 1493, 4479
Therefore, since 4479 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4479 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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