To determine if 7372 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 7372.
If the factors of 7372 are only 7372 and 1, then we know that 7372 is a prime number. Otherwise, 7372 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 7372 is only divisible by 1 and 7372, then it is a prime number, and if 7372 is divisible by more than 7372 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 7372 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 76, 97, 194, 388, 1843, 3686, 7372
Therefore, since 7372 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 7372 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 7373 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 7372 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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