To determine if 4862 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4862.
If the factors of 4862 are only 4862 and 1, then we know that 4862 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4862 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4862 is only divisible by 1 and 4862, then it is a prime number, and if 4862 is divisible by more than 4862 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4862 are as follows:
1, 2, 11, 13, 17, 22, 26, 34, 143, 187, 221, 286, 374, 442, 2431, 4862
Therefore, since 4862 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4862 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 4863 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 4862 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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