To determine if 602 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 602.
If the factors of 602 are only 602 and 1, then we know that 602 is a prime number. Otherwise, 602 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 602 is only divisible by 1 and 602, then it is a prime number, and if 602 is divisible by more than 602 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 602 are as follows:
1, 2, 7, 14, 43, 86, 301, 602
Therefore, since 602 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 602 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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OK. Now you know that 602 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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