To determine if 4712 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4712.
If the factors of 4712 are only 4712 and 1, then we know that 4712 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4712 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4712 is only divisible by 1 and 4712, then it is a prime number, and if 4712 is divisible by more than 4712 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4712 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 19, 31, 38, 62, 76, 124, 152, 248, 589, 1178, 2356, 4712
Therefore, since 4712 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4712 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 4713 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 4712 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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