To determine if 4940 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4940.
If the factors of 4940 are only 4940 and 1, then we know that 4940 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4940 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4940 is only divisible by 1 and 4940, then it is a prime number, and if 4940 is divisible by more than 4940 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4940 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 13, 19, 20, 26, 38, 52, 65, 76, 95, 130, 190, 247, 260, 380, 494, 988, 1235, 2470, 4940
Therefore, since 4940 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4940 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 4941 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 4940 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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