To determine if 7384 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 7384.
If the factors of 7384 are only 7384 and 1, then we know that 7384 is a prime number. Otherwise, 7384 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 7384 is only divisible by 1 and 7384, then it is a prime number, and if 7384 is divisible by more than 7384 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 7384 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 26, 52, 71, 104, 142, 284, 568, 923, 1846, 3692, 7384
Therefore, since 7384 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 7384 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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OK. Now you know that 7384 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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