To determine if 652 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 652.
If the factors of 652 are only 652 and 1, then we know that 652 is a prime number. Otherwise, 652 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 652 is only divisible by 1 and 652, then it is a prime number, and if 652 is divisible by more than 652 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 652 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 163, 326, 652
Therefore, since 652 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 652 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 653 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 652 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
you can figure out if the next number on our list is prime or composite before you check your answer.
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