To determine if 7427 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 7427.
If the factors of 7427 are only 7427 and 1, then we know that 7427 is a prime number. Otherwise, 7427 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 7427 is only divisible by 1 and 7427, then it is a prime number, and if 7427 is divisible by more than 7427 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 7427 are as follows:
1, 7, 1061, 7427
Therefore, since 7427 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 7427 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 7428 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 7427 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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