To determine if 507 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 507.
If the factors of 507 are only 507 and 1, then we know that 507 is a prime number. Otherwise, 507 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 507 is only divisible by 1 and 507, then it is a prime number, and if 507 is divisible by more than 507 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 507 are as follows:
1, 3, 13, 39, 169, 507
Therefore, since 507 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 507 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 508 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 507 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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