To determine if 7294 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 7294.
If the factors of 7294 are only 7294 and 1, then we know that 7294 is a prime number. Otherwise, 7294 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 7294 is only divisible by 1 and 7294, then it is a prime number, and if 7294 is divisible by more than 7294 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 7294 are as follows:
1, 2, 7, 14, 521, 1042, 3647, 7294
Therefore, since 7294 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 7294 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 7295 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 7294 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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