To determine if 4495 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4495.
If the factors of 4495 are only 4495 and 1, then we know that 4495 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4495 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4495 is only divisible by 1 and 4495, then it is a prime number, and if 4495 is divisible by more than 4495 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4495 are as follows:
1, 5, 29, 31, 145, 155, 899, 4495
Therefore, since 4495 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4495 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 4496 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 4495 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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