To determine if 4509 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4509.
If the factors of 4509 are only 4509 and 1, then we know that 4509 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4509 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4509 is only divisible by 1 and 4509, then it is a prime number, and if 4509 is divisible by more than 4509 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4509 are as follows:
1, 3, 9, 27, 167, 501, 1503, 4509
Therefore, since 4509 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4509 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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OK. Now you know that 4509 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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