To determine if 7422 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 7422.
If the factors of 7422 are only 7422 and 1, then we know that 7422 is a prime number. Otherwise, 7422 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 7422 is only divisible by 1 and 7422, then it is a prime number, and if 7422 is divisible by more than 7422 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 7422 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 1237, 2474, 3711, 7422
Therefore, since 7422 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 7422 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 7423 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 7422 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
you can figure out if the next number on our list is prime or composite before you check your answer.
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