To determine if 4720 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4720.
If the factors of 4720 are only 4720 and 1, then we know that 4720 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4720 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4720 is only divisible by 1 and 4720, then it is a prime number, and if 4720 is divisible by more than 4720 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4720 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 59, 80, 118, 236, 295, 472, 590, 944, 1180, 2360, 4720
Therefore, since 4720 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4720 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 4721 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 4720 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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