To determine if 7390 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 7390.
If the factors of 7390 are only 7390 and 1, then we know that 7390 is a prime number. Otherwise, 7390 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 7390 is only divisible by 1 and 7390, then it is a prime number, and if 7390 is divisible by more than 7390 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 7390 are as follows:
1, 2, 5, 10, 739, 1478, 3695, 7390
Therefore, since 7390 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 7390 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 7391 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 7390 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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