To determine if 4600 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4600.
If the factors of 4600 are only 4600 and 1, then we know that 4600 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4600 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4600 is only divisible by 1 and 4600, then it is a prime number, and if 4600 is divisible by more than 4600 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4600 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 23, 25, 40, 46, 50, 92, 100, 115, 184, 200, 230, 460, 575, 920, 1150, 2300, 4600
Therefore, since 4600 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4600 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 4601 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 4600 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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