To determine if 4860 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4860.
If the factors of 4860 are only 4860 and 1, then we know that 4860 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4860 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4860 is only divisible by 1 and 4860, then it is a prime number, and if 4860 is divisible by more than 4860 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4860 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 27, 30, 36, 45, 54, 60, 81, 90, 108, 135, 162, 180, 243, 270, 324, 405, 486, 540, 810, 972, 1215, 1620, 2430, 4860
Therefore, since 4860 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4860 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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