To determine if 7345 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 7345.
If the factors of 7345 are only 7345 and 1, then we know that 7345 is a prime number. Otherwise, 7345 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 7345 is only divisible by 1 and 7345, then it is a prime number, and if 7345 is divisible by more than 7345 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 7345 are as follows:
1, 5, 13, 65, 113, 565, 1469, 7345
Therefore, since 7345 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 7345 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 7346 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 7345 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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