To determine if 4872 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4872.
If the factors of 4872 are only 4872 and 1, then we know that 4872 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4872 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4872 is only divisible by 1 and 4872, then it is a prime number, and if 4872 is divisible by more than 4872 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4872 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 21, 24, 28, 29, 42, 56, 58, 84, 87, 116, 168, 174, 203, 232, 348, 406, 609, 696, 812, 1218, 1624, 2436, 4872
Therefore, since 4872 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4872 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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