To determine if 7434 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 7434.
If the factors of 7434 are only 7434 and 1, then we know that 7434 is a prime number. Otherwise, 7434 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 7434 is only divisible by 1 and 7434, then it is a prime number, and if 7434 is divisible by more than 7434 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 7434 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 59, 63, 118, 126, 177, 354, 413, 531, 826, 1062, 1239, 2478, 3717, 7434
Therefore, since 7434 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 7434 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 7435 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 7434 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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