To determine if 7437 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 7437.
If the factors of 7437 are only 7437 and 1, then we know that 7437 is a prime number. Otherwise, 7437 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 7437 is only divisible by 1 and 7437, then it is a prime number, and if 7437 is divisible by more than 7437 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 7437 are as follows:
1, 3, 37, 67, 111, 201, 2479, 7437
Therefore, since 7437 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 7437 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 7438 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 7437 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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