To determine if 4926 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4926.
If the factors of 4926 are only 4926 and 1, then we know that 4926 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4926 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4926 is only divisible by 1 and 4926, then it is a prime number, and if 4926 is divisible by more than 4926 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4926 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 821, 1642, 2463, 4926
Therefore, since 4926 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4926 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 4927 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 4926 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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