To determine if 4904 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4904.
If the factors of 4904 are only 4904 and 1, then we know that 4904 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4904 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4904 is only divisible by 1 and 4904, then it is a prime number, and if 4904 is divisible by more than 4904 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4904 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 613, 1226, 2452, 4904
Therefore, since 4904 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4904 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 4905 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 4904 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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