To determine if 7082 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 7082.
If the factors of 7082 are only 7082 and 1, then we know that 7082 is a prime number. Otherwise, 7082 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 7082 is only divisible by 1 and 7082, then it is a prime number, and if 7082 is divisible by more than 7082 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 7082 are as follows:
1, 2, 3541, 7082
Therefore, since 7082 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 7082 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
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OK. Now you know that 7082 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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