To determine if 4628 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4628.
If the factors of 4628 are only 4628 and 1, then we know that 4628 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4628 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4628 is only divisible by 1 and 4628, then it is a prime number, and if 4628 is divisible by more than 4628 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4628 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 89, 178, 356, 1157, 2314, 4628
Therefore, since 4628 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4628 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 4629 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 4628 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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