To determine if 7396 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 7396.
If the factors of 7396 are only 7396 and 1, then we know that 7396 is a prime number. Otherwise, 7396 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 7396 is only divisible by 1 and 7396, then it is a prime number, and if 7396 is divisible by more than 7396 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 7396 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 43, 86, 172, 1849, 3698, 7396
Therefore, since 7396 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 7396 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 7397 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 7396 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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