To determine if 696 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 696.
If the factors of 696 are only 696 and 1, then we know that 696 is a prime number. Otherwise, 696 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 696 is only divisible by 1 and 696, then it is a prime number, and if 696 is divisible by more than 696 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 696 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 29, 58, 87, 116, 174, 232, 348, 696
Therefore, since 696 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 696 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 697 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 696 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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